Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in High income
High income: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 29.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 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
In 2025, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in High income stood at 29.3%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in High income peaked at 30.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2005.
That places High income 8th out of 47 groups 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 High income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.8% | — |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 29.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.8% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 20.2% | 27.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.1% | 30.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More gender data for High income
- Labor force, female 330.46 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.2287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.31 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 103.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.98 years (2019)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 7.2% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 11.1% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in High income?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in High income was 29.3% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2005.
- How does High income rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- High income ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.