Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Tanzania

Women in ministerial positions in Tanzania in 2025 — 21.7%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 6.3 pp.

2025 21.7% −6.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 92of 190
Period maximum 36.7%2014
Period minimum 15.4%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Tanzania, 2005–202510203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 15.4%2008: 20.7%2010: 26.9%2012: 27.6%2014: 36.7%2015: 32.3%2016: 20%2018: 22.7%2019: 21.7%2020: 18.2%2022: 30%2023: 26.1%2024: 28.6%2025: 21.7%
Change over the period: +6.3 pp Annual average: 0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 21.7%
World 22.4%
Eastern Africa computed 25.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.7 −6.8 pp
2024 28.6 +2.5 pp
2023 26.1 −3.9 pp
2022 30
2020 18.2 −3.6 pp
2019 21.7 −1 pp
2018 22.7
2016 20 −12.3 pp
2015 32.3 −4.4 pp
2014 36.7
2012 27.6
2010 26.9
2008 20.7
2005 15.4

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.