Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 4.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Somalia, 2012–2025
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 Somalia is 4.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Somalia peaked at 18.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2025.
Somalia ranks 181st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.6% | — |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +42.9% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +120.9% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -35.2% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.3% | 5.6% | 18.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 4.0% | 18.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 179 Syrian Arab Republic 4.3% compare
- 180 Belarus 4.2% compare
- 182 Myanmar 3.8% compare
- 183 Pakistan 3.4% compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea 2.7% compare
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 12,505 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 12,505 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Somalia?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Somalia was 4.0% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Somalia ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.