Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 12.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 12.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Mongolia peaked at 20.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2005.
That places Mongolia 140th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.9% | — |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +239.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -64.5% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +135.2% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -33.5% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -49.9% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +181.2% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 5.9% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 6.7% | 16.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 12.5% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Mongolia?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Mongolia was 12.5% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Mongolia ranks 140th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.