Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Senegal

Women in ministerial positions in Senegal in 2025 — 16%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 4.6 pp.

2025 16% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 119of 190
Period maximum 25%2012
Period minimum 12.9%2010

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Senegal, 2005–202510152025200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 20.6%2008: 17.9%2010: 12.9%2012: 25%2014: 16.1%2015: 20%2016: 20%2018: 22.9%2019: 21.9%2020: 21.9%2022: 20.6%2023: 17.6%2024: 16%2025: 16%
Change over the period: −4.6 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Senegal 16%
World 22.4%
Western Africa computed 20.5%
Women in ministerial positions — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16 +0 pp
2024 16 −1.6 pp
2023 17.6 −2.9 pp
2022 20.6
2020 21.9 +0 pp
2019 21.9 −1 pp
2018 22.9
2016 20 +0 pp
2015 20 +3.9 pp
2014 16.1
2012 25
2010 12.9
2008 17.9
2005 20.6

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.