Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 13.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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
The most recent figure for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 13.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 15.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2010.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 47 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.9% | — |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +36.5% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -15.9% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 6.9% | 12.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 39 New Zealand 35.0% compare
- 40 Armenia 33.3% compare
- 40 Cyprus 33.3% compare
- 40 Denmark 33.3% compare
- 40 Honduras 33.3% compare
- 40 Luxembourg 33.3% compare
- 40 Madagascar 33.3% compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 33.3% compare
- 40 Uganda 33.3% compare
- 40 United States 33.3% compare
More gender data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 43.88 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.0582 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 163.7% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.68 years (2018)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.14 years (2018)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 15.9% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 26.5% (2016)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 13.2% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2010.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.
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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.