Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA blend
IDA blend: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 16.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA blend, 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 blend stood at 16.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA blend peaked at 18.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2005.
IDA blend ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.6% | — |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.6% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.7% | 18.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.4% | 18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 34 Gabon 35.7% compare
- 34 Lithuania 35.7% compare
- 34 Uruguay 35.7% compare
- 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 Honduras 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 IDA blend
- Labor force, female 110.95 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1609 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 21.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 130.6% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.56 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.46 years (2019)
- Literacy rate, adult female 61.5% (2024)
- Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 88.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA blend?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA blend was 16.4% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2005.
- How does IDA blend rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- IDA blend ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.