Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Liberia

Women in ministerial positions in Liberia in 2025 — 35.3%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 21.7 pp.

2025 35.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 37of 190
Period maximum 35.3%2024
Period minimum 13.6%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Liberia, 2005–202510203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 13.6%2008: 20%2010: 30.4%2012: 22.7%2014: 21.1%2015: 20%2016: 15.8%2019: 22.2%2020: 22.2%2022: 29.4%2023: 29.4%2024: 35.3%2025: 35.3%
Change over the period: +21.7 pp Annual average: 1.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Liberia

Liberia 35.3%
World 22.4%
Western Africa computed 20.5%
Low-income countries computed 21.8%
Women in ministerial positions — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 35.3 +0 pp
2024 35.3 +5.9 pp
2023 29.4 +0 pp
2022 29.4
2020 22.2 +0 pp
2019 22.2
2016 15.8 −4.2 pp
2015 20 −1.1 pp
2014 21.1
2012 22.7
2010 30.4
2008 20
2005 13.6

About the indicator

The share of women among the ministers of a government. The indicator complements the share of women in parliament and often diverges from it: parliamentary representation in many countries is backed by quotas, while the composition of a government is formed by the decision of one person or party, so it reacts faster and shifts more sharply — from zero to full parity within a single round of appointments.

Important: The aggregate for a country group is a simple average across countries rather than a weighted one: the correct weight would be the number of ministers, and the source does not publish it. A simple average answers the question of how widespread the practice is, not of how many women ministers there are in the world.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.