Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA total
IDA total: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 19.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA 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
IDA total recorded 19.0% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA total peaked at 20.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2005.
That places IDA total 33rd 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 total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.0% | — |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 15.3% | 19.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.0% | 20.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More gender data for IDA total
- Labor force, female 308.79 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1554 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 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 11.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5731 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.3525 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7217 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2779 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 120.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA total?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in IDA total was 19.0% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2005.
- How does IDA total rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- IDA total ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.