Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Trinidad and Tobago

Women in ministerial positions in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 17.4%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 0.8 pp.

2025 17.4% −14.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 116of 190
Period maximum 36.4%2008
Period minimum 6.5%2014

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2025010203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 18.2%2008: 36.4%2010: 34.5%2012: 18.4%2014: 6.5%2015: 9.7%2016: 28.6%2018: 33.3%2019: 33.3%2022: 31.8%2023: 31.8%2024: 31.8%2025: 17.4%
Change over the period: −0.8 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Trinidad and Tobago 17.4%
World 22.4%
High-income countries computed 29.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.4 −14.4 pp
2024 31.8 +0 pp
2023 31.8 +0 pp
2022 31.8
2019 33.3 +0 pp
2018 33.3
2016 28.6 +18.9 pp
2015 9.7 +3.2 pp
2014 6.5
2012 18.4
2010 34.5
2008 36.4
2005 18.2

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.