Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Australia
Australia: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 54.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Australia, 2005–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Australia is 54.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 217.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Australia peaked at 54.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2014.
That places Australia 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.0% | — |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | +63.0% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 54.5% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.0% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 17.2% | 26.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 26.7% | 54.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 2 Finland 61.1% compare
- 3 Nicaragua 60.0% compare
- 4 Colombia 55.6% compare
- 6 Sweden 52.2% compare
- 7 Canada 50.0% compare
- 7 Ecuador 50.0% compare
- 7 Germany 50.0% compare
- 7 Guatemala 50.0% compare
- 7 Iceland 50.0% compare
- 7 Seychelles 50.0% compare
- 7 Spain 50.0% compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 50.0% compare
More gender data for Australia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.0804 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 23,430 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,430 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Australia?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Australia was 54.5% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics.
- What is the highest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics, published as part of Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Women in ministerial level positions is the proportion of women in ministerial or equivalent positions (including deputy prime ministers) in the government. Prime Ministers/Heads of Government are included when they hold ministerial portfolios. Vice-Presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.