Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 28.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Belgium, 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 Belgium is 28.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Belgium peaked at 57.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 56th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.4% | — |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +44.2% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -44.6% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +128.6% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 28.6% | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 21.4% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 23.1% | 41.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 28.6% | 57.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Belgium?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Belgium was 28.6% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Belgium ranks 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.