Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Republic of the Congo

Women in ministerial positions in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 21.6%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 6.9 pp.

2025 21.6% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 96of 190
Period maximum 23.5%2018
Period minimum 10.5%2014

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Republic of the Congo, 2005–202510152025200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 14.7%2008: 13.2%2010: 13.5%2012: 13.5%2014: 10.5%2015: 10.5%2016: 22.9%2018: 23.5%2019: 21.2%2020: 21.2%2022: 22.2%2023: 22.2%2024: 22.2%2025: 21.6%
Change over the period: +6.9 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 21.6%
World 22.4%
Middle Africa computed 23.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.6 −0.6 pp
2024 22.2 +0 pp
2023 22.2 +0 pp
2022 22.2
2020 21.2 +0 pp
2019 21.2 −2.3 pp
2018 23.5
2016 22.9 +12.4 pp
2015 10.5 +0 pp
2014 10.5
2012 13.5
2010 13.5
2008 13.2
2005 14.7

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.