Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 21.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 21.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ghana peaked at 25.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 100th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.8% | — |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +34.7% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +35.8% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +43.7% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.8% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 17.4% | 25.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.2% | 21.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ghana?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ghana was 21.1% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Ghana ranks 100th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.