Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Micronesia (subregion)

Women in ministerial positions in Micronesia (subregion) in 2025 — 15.7%. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 9.3 pp.

2025 15.7% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 17.5%2014
Period minimum 6.4%2008

Trend over time

2008–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Micronesia (subregion), 2008–2025510152020082010201220142016201820202022202420252008: 6.4%2010: 11.9%2012: 12.9%2014: 17.5%2015: 17.1%2016: 10.3%2019: 14.3%2022: 11.2%2023: 14%2024: 15.7%2025: 15.7%
Change over the period: +9.3 pp Annual average: 0.55 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Micronesia (subregion)

Micronesia (subregion) 15.7%
World 22.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Micronesia (subregion), by year Micronesia (subregion) All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.7 +0 pp
2024 15.7 +1.7 pp
2023 14 +2.9 pp
2022 11.2
2019 14.3
2016 10.3 −6.8 pp
2015 17.1 −0.3 pp
2014 17.5
2012 12.9
2010 11.9
2008 6.4

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.