Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in China
China: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 8.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in China, 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 China is 8.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in China peaked at 11.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2020.
That places China 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.3% | — |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +33.7% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +38.6% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -35.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +29.2% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +100.0% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 6.5% | 11.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.2% | 8.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in China?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in China was 8.3% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2020.
- How does China rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- China ranks 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.