Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 25.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Eswatini, 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
Eswatini recorded 25.0% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Eswatini peaked at 33.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2005.
Eswatini ranks 74th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.3% | — |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +41.4% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +39.9% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 13.3% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 23.8% | 31.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 25.0% | 33.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 72 Mauritania 25.9% compare
- 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.7% compare
- 74 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 25.0% compare
- 74 Greece 25.0% compare
- 74 Italy 25.0% compare
- 74 Saint Kitts and Nevis 25.0% compare
More gender data for Eswatini
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 911.1 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 911.1 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Eswatini?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Eswatini was 25.0% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2005.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Eswatini ranks 74th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.