Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Mozambique

Women in ministerial positions in Mozambique in 2025 — 27.8%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 14.8 pp.

2025 27.8% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 64of 190
Period maximum 55%2022
Period minimum 13%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Mozambique, 2005–20250204060200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 13%2008: 25.9%2010: 25.9%2012: 27.6%2014: 28.6%2015: 28.6%2016: 23.8%2018: 28.6%2019: 42.9%2020: 45.5%2022: 55%2023: 50%2024: 27.8%2025: 27.8%
Change over the period: +14.8 pp Annual average: 0.74 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mozambique 27.8%
World 22.4%
Eastern Africa computed 25.4%
Low-income countries computed 21.8%
Women in ministerial positions — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.8 +0 pp
2024 27.8 −22.2 pp
2023 50 −5 pp
2022 55
2020 45.5 +2.6 pp
2019 42.9 +14.3 pp
2018 28.6
2016 23.8 −4.8 pp
2015 28.6 +0 pp
2014 28.6
2012 27.6
2010 25.9
2008 25.9
2005 13

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.