Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 35.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Gabon, 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
Gabon recorded 35.7% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.5% on the previous year and up 185.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Gabon peaked at 35.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2005.
That places Gabon 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.8% | — |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +41.5% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +24.0% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -30.9% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +31.5% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -33.5% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +43.2% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +45.7% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | +21.4% |
| 2025 | 35.7% | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.8% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 12.5% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 22.7% | 35.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More gender data for Gabon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 990.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.931 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,876 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,876 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 33,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 33,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,027 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Gabon?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Gabon was 35.7% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2005.
- How does Gabon rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Gabon ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.