Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Indonesia
Indonesia: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 9.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Indonesia, 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
Indonesia recorded 9.8% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Indonesia peaked at 25.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2025.
Indonesia ranks 158th of 192 countries 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.8% | — |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +32.4% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +94.1% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -39.2% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -39.6% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 11.4% | 25.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 9.8% | 20.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 155 Brunei Darussalam 10.0% compare
- 155 Maldives 10.0% compare
- 155 San Marino 10.0% compare
- 159 Burkina Faso 9.5% compare
- 159 Dominican Republic 9.5% compare
- 159 Russian Federation 9.5% compare
- 159 Solomon Islands 9.5% compare
- 159 Sudan 9.5% compare
More gender data for Indonesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66,364 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 229,513 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 229,513 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Indonesia?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Indonesia was 9.8% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Indonesia ranks 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.