Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Mexico
Mexico: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 47.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 47.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 170.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Mexico peaked at 47.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2005.
Mexico ranks 15th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.4% | — |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +68.1% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -33.5% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +101.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +166.5% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 47.6% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 9.4% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 10.5% | 42.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 42.1% | 47.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Mexico?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Mexico was 47.6% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Mexico ranks 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.