Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 26.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Eritrea, 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
Eritrea recorded 26.7% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Eritrea peaked at 26.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2015.
Eritrea ranks 67th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.6% | — |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +42.0% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -33.2% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +41.7% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.7% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 16.7% | 25.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 17.6% | 26.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More gender data for Eritrea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,428 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,575 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,575 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Eritrea?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Eritrea was 26.7% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2015.
- How does Eritrea rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Eritrea ranks 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.