Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Sudan

Women in ministerial positions in Sudan in 2025 — 9.5%. Ranked 159 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 6.9 pp.

2025 9.5% +1.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 159of 190
Period maximum 20%2019
Period minimum 2.6%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Sudan, 2005–202505101520200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 2.6%2008: 6.3%2010: 6.3%2012: 9.1%2014: 16.1%2015: 15.2%2016: 11.4%2019: 20%2020: 20%2022: 16.7%2023: 7.7%2024: 7.7%2025: 9.5%
Change over the period: +6.9 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Sudan 9.5%
World 22.4%
Northern Africa computed 17%
Low-income countries computed 21.8%
Women in ministerial positions — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.5 +1.8 pp
2024 7.7 +0 pp
2023 7.7 −9 pp
2022 16.7
2020 20 +0 pp
2019 20
2016 11.4 −3.8 pp
2015 15.2 −0.9 pp
2014 16.1
2012 9.1
2010 6.3
2008 6.3
2005 2.6

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.