Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 16.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 16.9% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 17.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2010.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 47 groups 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.5% | — |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 6.6% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 36.28 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1433 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 5.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 156.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.4 years (2019)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 10.5% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 15.9% (2016)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 16.9% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2010.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.