Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Sierra Leone

Women in ministerial positions in Sierra Leone in 2025 — 33.3%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 20.3 pp.

2025 33.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 190
Period maximum 33.3%2023
Period minimum 6.9%2015

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Sierra Leone, 2005–2025010203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 13%2008: 14.3%2010: 8%2012: 7.7%2014: 10.3%2015: 6.9%2016: 13.8%2018: 18.5%2019: 17.2%2020: 13.8%2022: 14.3%2023: 33.3%2024: 33.3%2025: 33.3%
Change over the period: +20.3 pp Annual average: 1.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Sierra Leone 33.3%
World 22.4%
Western Africa computed 20.5%
Low-income countries computed 21.8%
Women in ministerial positions — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.3 +0 pp
2024 33.3 +0 pp
2023 33.3 +19 pp
2022 14.3
2020 13.8 −3.4 pp
2019 17.2 −1.3 pp
2018 18.5
2016 13.8 +6.9 pp
2015 6.9 −3.4 pp
2014 10.3
2012 7.7
2010 8
2008 14.3
2005 13

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.