Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%) in United States
United States: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%) was 33.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in United 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
The most recent figure for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in United States is 33.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in United States peaked at 46.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2005.
That places United States 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.3% | — |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +66.4% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +39.9% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +165.4% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | -16.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 33.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.6%, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%) in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +165.4% | 17.4% | 46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 14.3% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 17.4% | 33.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 33.3% | 46.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in United States?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in United States was 33.3% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2005.
- How does United States rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- United States ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United 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.