Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 38.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Dominica, 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
In 2025, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Dominica stood at 38.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Dominica peaked at 38.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Dominica ranks 26th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 21.4% | — |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +62.3% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 38.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 38.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.7%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +62.3% | 15.4% | 25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 0.0% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 13.3% | 31.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 31.2% | 38.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 23 Liechtenstein 40.0% compare
- 23 Monaco 40.0% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 40.0% compare
- 26 Austria 38.5% compare
- 28 El Salvador 37.5% compare
- 28 Micronesia, Federated States of 37.5% compare
- 28 Portugal 37.5% compare
More gender data for Dominica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 355 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 359 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 352 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 363 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 356 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Dominica?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Dominica was 38.5% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Dominica ranks 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.