Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Russia

Women in ministerial positions in Russia in 2025 — 9.5%. Ranked 159 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 9.5 pp.

2025 9.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 159of 190
Period maximum 16.7%2010
Period minimum 0%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Russia, 2005–202505101520200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 0%2008: 9.5%2010: 16.7%2012: 15.8%2014: 6.7%2015: 6.5%2016: 9.7%2018: 12.9%2019: 12.9%2020: 9.7%2022: 4.8%2023: 4.8%2024: 9.5%2025: 9.5%
Change over the period: +9.5 pp Annual average: 0.48 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Russia 9.5%
World 22.4%
Eastern Europe computed 13.3%
High-income countries computed 29.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.5 +0 pp
2024 9.5 +4.8 pp
2023 4.8 +0 pp
2022 4.8
2020 9.7 −3.2 pp
2019 12.9 +0 pp
2018 12.9
2016 9.7 +3.2 pp
2015 6.5 −0.2 pp
2014 6.7
2012 15.8
2010 16.7
2008 9.5
2005 0

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.