Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Honduras
Honduras: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 33.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Honduras, 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
Honduras recorded 33.3% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 91.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Honduras peaked at 38.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2005.
That places Honduras 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.3% | — |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +149.7% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -50.7% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +56.9% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | +36.1% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | -11.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 33.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 33.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.7%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +149.7% | 14.3% | 35.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 17.4% | 35.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 28.0% | 38.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 37 Liberia 35.3% compare
- 37 Panama 35.3% compare
- 39 New Zealand 35.0% compare
- 40 Armenia 33.3% compare
- 40 Cyprus 33.3% compare
- 40 Denmark 33.3% compare
- 40 Luxembourg 33.3% compare
- 40 Madagascar 33.3% compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 33.3% compare
- 40 Uganda 33.3% compare
- 40 United States of America 33.3% compare
More gender data for Honduras
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,403 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3595 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,483 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,483 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 113,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 118,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 112,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 118,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 112,160 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Honduras?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Honduras was 33.3% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2005.
- How does Honduras rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Honduras ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.