Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Yemen

Women in ministerial positions in Yemen in 2025 — 0%. Ranked 183 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 2.9 pp.

2025 0% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 183of 190
Period maximum 9.7%2015
Period minimum 0%2020

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Yemen, 2005–202502.557.510200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 2.9%2008: 5.7%2010: 5.9%2012: 8.1%2014: 8.8%2015: 9.7%2016: 5.4%2018: 6.5%2019: 6.3%2020: 0%2022: 0%2023: 0%2024: 0%2025: 0%
Change over the period: −2.9 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Yemen 0%
World 22.4%
Western Asia computed 14.6%
Low-income countries computed 21.8%
Women in ministerial positions — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0 +0 pp
2024 0 +0 pp
2023 0 +0 pp
2022 0
2020 0 −6.3 pp
2019 6.3 −0.3 pp
2018 6.5
2016 5.4 −4.3 pp
2015 9.7 +0.9 pp
2014 8.8
2012 8.1
2010 5.9
2008 5.7
2005 2.9

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.