Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 14.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in East Asia & Pacific, 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 East Asia & Pacific is 14.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 15.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2008.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.5% | — |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 12.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 11.3% | 15.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 37 Liberia 35.3% compare
- 37 Panama 35.3% compare
- 39 New Zealand 35.0% compare
- 40 Armenia 33.3% compare
- 40 Cyprus 33.3% compare
- 40 Denmark 33.3% compare
- 40 Honduras 33.3% compare
- 40 Luxembourg 33.3% compare
- 40 Madagascar 33.3% compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 33.3% compare
- 40 Uganda 33.3% compare
- 40 United States of America 33.3% compare
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force, female 572.12 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.51 years (2019)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.0% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 28.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in East Asia & Pacific?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in East Asia & Pacific was 14.6% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2008.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.