Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Zimbabwe

Women in ministerial positions in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 24%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 9.3 pp.

2025 24% −4 pp vs 2024
World rank 79of 190
Period maximum 28%2024
Period minimum 11.1%2014

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Zimbabwe, 2005–20251015202530200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 14.7%2008: 16.3%2010: 18.6%2012: 13.5%2014: 11.1%2015: 11.5%2016: 16.1%2018: 27.3%2019: 20.8%2020: 20.8%2022: 23.8%2023: 24%2024: 28%2025: 24%
Change over the period: +9.3 pp Annual average: 0.47 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Zimbabwe 24%
World 22.4%
Eastern Africa computed 25.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24 −4 pp
2024 28 +4 pp
2023 24 +0.2 pp
2022 23.8
2020 20.8 +0 pp
2019 20.8 −6.5 pp
2018 27.3
2016 16.1 +4.6 pp
2015 11.5 +0.4 pp
2014 11.1
2012 13.5
2010 18.6
2008 16.3
2005 14.7

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.