Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 31.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 31.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 32.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2005.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 47 groups 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.1% | — |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.1% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.6% | 31.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 30.9% | 32.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 1 Namibia 64.3% compare
- 2 Finland 61.1% compare
- 3 Nicaragua 60.0% compare
- 4 Colombia 55.6% compare
- 5 Australia 54.5% compare
- 6 Sweden 52.2% compare
- 7 Canada 50.0% compare
- 7 Ecuador 50.0% compare
- 7 Germany 50.0% compare
- 7 Guatemala 50.0% compare
- 7 Iceland 50.0% compare
- 7 Seychelles 50.0% compare
- 7 Spain 50.0% compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 50.0% compare
More gender data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 260.64 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2301 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 89.0% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.01 years (2019)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 90.5% (2025)
- Female migrants 51.5% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Post-demographic dividend?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Post-demographic dividend was 31.5% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2005.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.