Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Philippines

Women in ministerial positions in the Philippines in 2025 — 17.4%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 7.6 pp.

2025 17.4% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 116of 190
Period maximum 26.3%2022
Period minimum 8.6%2019

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Philippines, 2005–20250102030200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 25%2008: 9.1%2010: 13.6%2012: 18.2%2014: 16%2015: 20%2016: 25%2018: 10.3%2019: 8.6%2020: 13%2022: 26.3%2023: 17.4%2024: 17.4%2025: 17.4%
Change over the period: −7.6 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Philippines 17.4%
World 22.4%
South-Eastern Asia computed 13.6%
Women in ministerial positions — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.4 +0 pp
2024 17.4 +0 pp
2023 17.4 −8.9 pp
2022 26.3
2020 13 +4.5 pp
2019 8.6 −1.7 pp
2018 10.3
2016 25 +5 pp
2015 20 +4 pp
2014 16
2012 18.2
2010 13.6
2008 9.1
2005 25

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.