Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Small states
Small states: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 19.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Small states, 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
Small states recorded 19.6% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Small states peaked at 21.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2005.
That places Small states 29th out of 47 groups 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.6% | — |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +36.9% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.6% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.3% | 19.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.7% | 21.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More gender data for Small states
- Labor force, female 3.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1883 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 4.89 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (1996)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 4.21 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (1996)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 5.42 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (1996)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 3.77 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (1996)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 124.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Small states?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Small states was 19.6% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2005.
- How does Small states rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Small states ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.