Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Low income
Low income: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 21.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Low income, 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
Low income recorded 21.3% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Low income peaked at 23.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2005.
Low income ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.5% | — |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.7% | 22.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 23.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 19 Chile 45.8% compare
- 20 Ethiopia 45.5% compare
- 21 France 45.0% compare
- 22 South Africa 40.6% compare
- 23 Liechtenstein 40.0% compare
- 23 Monaco 40.0% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 40.0% compare
More gender data for Low income
- Labor force, female 114.97 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1498 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.6893 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.416 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7987 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2992 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 123.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Low income?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Low income was 21.3% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2005.
- How does Low income rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Low income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.