Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 20.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total stood at 20.3%.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 21.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2005.
That places IDA & IBRD total 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.0% | — |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 14.6% | 19.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.3% | 21.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 22 South Africa 40.6% compare
- 23 Liechtenstein 40.0% compare
- 23 Monaco 40.0% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 40.0% compare
- 26 Austria 38.5% compare
- 26 Dominica 38.5% compare
- 28 El Salvador 37.5% compare
- 28 Micronesia, Federated States of 37.5% compare
- 28 Portugal 37.5% compare
More gender data for IDA & IBRD total
- Labor force, female 1.22 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1741 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 12.36 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.6% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.88 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.96 years (2019)
- Literacy rate, adult female 82.1% (2024)
- Female migrants 47.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA & IBRD total?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA & IBRD total was 20.3% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2005.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.