Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Mauritius

Women in ministerial positions in Mauritius in 2025 — 8.3%. Ranked 167 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.

2025 8.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 167of 190
Period maximum 17.4%2023
Period minimum 8%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Mauritius, 2005–20257.51012.51517.5200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 8%2008: 10%2012: 8%2014: 8.3%2015: 12%2016: 10%2018: 8.7%2019: 12.5%2020: 13%2022: 14.3%2023: 17.4%2024: 8.3%2025: 8.3%
Change over the period: +0.3 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritius 8.3%
World 22.4%
Eastern Africa computed 25.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.3 +0 pp
2024 8.3 −9.1 pp
2023 17.4 +3.1 pp
2022 14.3
2020 13 +0.5 pp
2019 12.5 +3.8 pp
2018 8.7
2016 10 −2 pp
2015 12 +3.7 pp
2014 8.3
2012 8
2008 10
2005 8

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.