Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 10.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Maldives, 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
The most recent figure for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Maldives is 10.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Maldives peaked at 33.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2010.
Maldives ranks 155th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.8% | — |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -53.1% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +219.4% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +40.8% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +59.1% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -59.1% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -30.2% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.8% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 6.7% | 28.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 9.5% | 33.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 153 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.7% compare
- 154 Egypt 10.3% compare
- 155 Brunei Darussalam 10.0% compare
- 155 San Marino 10.0% compare
- 158 Indonesia 9.8% compare
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Maldives?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Maldives was 10.0% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2010.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Maldives ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.