Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Paraguay

Women in ministerial positions in Paraguay in 2025 — 23.5%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 7.3 pp.

2025 23.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 80of 190
Period maximum 30.8%2005
Period minimum 7.1%2012

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Paraguay, 2005–2025010203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 30.8%2008: 18.9%2010: 21.7%2012: 7.1%2014: 25%2015: 7.7%2016: 15.4%2018: 21.4%2019: 29.4%2020: 30.6%2022: 17.6%2023: 23.5%2024: 23.5%2025: 23.5%
Change over the period: −7.3 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Paraguay 23.5%
World 22.4%
South America computed 32.5%
Women in ministerial positions — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.5 +0 pp
2024 23.5 +0 pp
2023 23.5 +5.9 pp
2022 17.6
2020 30.6 +1.1 pp
2019 29.4 +8 pp
2018 21.4
2016 15.4 +7.7 pp
2015 7.7 −17.3 pp
2014 25
2012 7.1
2010 21.7
2008 18.9
2005 30.8

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.