Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Peru

Women in ministerial positions in Peru in 2025 — 21.1%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 9.3 pp.

2025 21.1% +10.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 100of 190
Period maximum 55%2019
Period minimum 10.5%2024

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Peru, 2005–20250204060200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 11.8%2008: 29.4%2010: 22.2%2012: 16.7%2014: 44.4%2015: 22.2%2016: 36.8%2018: 27.8%2019: 55%2020: 42.1%2022: 47.4%2023: 36.8%2024: 10.5%2025: 21.1%
Change over the period: +9.3 pp Annual average: 0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Peru 21.1%
World 22.4%
South America computed 32.5%
Women in ministerial positions — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.1 +10.5 pp
2024 10.5 −26.3 pp
2023 36.8 −10.5 pp
2022 47.4
2020 42.1 −12.9 pp
2019 55 +27.2 pp
2018 27.8
2016 36.8 +14.6 pp
2015 22.2 −22.2 pp
2014 44.4
2012 16.7
2010 22.2
2008 29.4
2005 11.8

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.