Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Vietnam

Women in ministerial positions in Vietnam in 2025 — 7.1%. Ranked 170 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 4.4 pp.

2025 7.1% −4 pp vs 2024
World rank 170of 190
Period maximum 11.5%2005
Period minimum 0%2019

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Vietnam, 2005–2025051015200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 11.5%2008: 4.2%2010: 4.2%2012: 9.1%2014: 9.1%2015: 9.1%2016: 4.2%2018: 4%2019: 0%2020: 0%2022: 11.1%2023: 11.1%2024: 11.1%2025: 7.1%
Change over the period: −4.4 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vietnam 7.1%
World 22.4%
South-Eastern Asia computed 13.6%
Women in ministerial positions — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.1 −4 pp
2024 11.1 +0 pp
2023 11.1 +0 pp
2022 11.1
2020 0 +0 pp
2019 0 −4 pp
2018 4
2016 4.2 −4.9 pp
2015 9.1 +0 pp
2014 9.1
2012 9.1
2010 4.2
2008 4.2
2005 11.5

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.