Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Panama
Panama: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 35.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Panama, 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 Panama is 35.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Panama peaked at 35.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2005.
That places Panama 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.3% | — |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +61.5% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 14.3% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 26.7% | 31.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 31.2% | 35.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 34 Gabon 35.7% compare
- 34 Lithuania 35.7% compare
- 34 Uruguay 35.7% compare
- 37 Liberia 35.3% compare
- 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 of America 33.3% compare
More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,741 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,741 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Panama?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Panama was 35.3% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Panama ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.