Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — South-Eastern Asia

Women in ministerial positions in South-Eastern Asia in 2025 — 13.6%. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.

2025 13.6% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 14.9%2022
Period minimum 8%2014

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — South-Eastern Asia, 2005–2025810121416200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 10.3%2008: 8.5%2010: 9.8%2012: 9.3%2014: 8%2015: 9.3%2016: 10.9%2018: 10.5%2019: 9.1%2020: 9.6%2022: 14.9%2023: 14%2024: 14.1%2025: 13.6%
Change over the period: +3.4 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 13.6%
World 22.4%
Women in ministerial positions — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.6 −0.5 pp
2024 14.1 +0.1 pp
2023 14 −0.9 pp
2022 14.9
2020 9.6 +0.5 pp
2019 9.1 −1.4 pp
2018 10.5
2016 10.9 +1.6 pp
2015 9.3 +1.3 pp
2014 8
2012 9.3
2010 9.8
2008 8.5
2005 10.3

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.