Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Azerbaijan, 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
Azerbaijan recorded 0.0% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Azerbaijan peaked at 15.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Azerbaijan 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.0% | — |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -55.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -56.7% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 6.7% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 182 Myanmar 3.8% compare
- 183 Pakistan 3.4% compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea 2.7% compare
- 185 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 185 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 185 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 185 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 185 Tuvalu 0.0% compare
- 185 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
- 185 Yemen 0.0% compare
More gender data for Azerbaijan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,956 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,710 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,710 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 62,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 57,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 63,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 58,825 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Azerbaijan?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Azerbaijan was 0.0% 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.
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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.