Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Madagascar

Women in ministerial positions in Madagascar in 2025 — 33.3%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 27.4 pp.

2025 33.3% −9 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 190
Period maximum 42.3%2024
Period minimum 5.9%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Madagascar, 2005–20250204060200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 5.9%2008: 12.5%2010: 17.2%2012: 26.5%2014: 31.3%2015: 20%2016: 17.9%2018: 27.3%2019: 30%2020: 34.8%2022: 34.6%2023: 26.9%2024: 42.3%2025: 33.3%
Change over the period: +27.4 pp Annual average: 1.37 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Madagascar 33.3%
World 22.4%
Eastern Africa computed 25.4%
Low-income countries computed 21.8%
Women in ministerial positions — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.3 −9 pp
2024 42.3 +15.4 pp
2023 26.9 −7.7 pp
2022 34.6
2020 34.8 +4.8 pp
2019 30 +2.7 pp
2018 27.3
2016 17.9 −2.1 pp
2015 20 −11.3 pp
2014 31.3
2012 26.5
2010 17.2
2008 12.5
2005 5.9

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.