Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 10.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 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
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 10.7% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 10.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2010.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 153rd 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.7% | — |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -52.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +203.3% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -33.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +100.0% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | +7.1% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 10.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 10.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.8%, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +203.3% | 3.0% | 9.1% |
| 2024 | +100.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 3.0% | 10.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 5.0% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 154 Egypt 10.3% compare
- 155 Brunei Darussalam 10.0% compare
- 155 Maldives 10.0% compare
- 155 San Marino 10.0% compare
More gender data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 18,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 77,077 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 77,077 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 552,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 580,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 565,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 593,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 576,359 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 10.7% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2010.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 153rd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.