Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Euro area
Euro area: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 32.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Euro area, 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 Euro area is 32.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Euro area peaked at 35.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2005.
Euro area ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.0% | — |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.0% | 22.0% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 23.6% | 32.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 32.4% | 35.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More gender data for Euro area
- Labor force, female 81.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2281 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.0473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 28.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.0959 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1756 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 97.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.23 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.65 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Euro area?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Euro area was 32.5% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2005.
- How does Euro area rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Euro area ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.