Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 6.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Samoa, 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
In 2025, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Samoa stood at 6.7%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 71.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Samoa peaked at 30.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 171st of 192 countries 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.7% | — |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -45.5% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +238.5% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -35.0% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -71.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 7.7% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 7.7% | 23.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 6.7% | 30.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,760 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Samoa?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Samoa was 6.7% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Samoa ranks 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.