Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Yemen peaked at 9.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Yemen ranks 185th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.9% | — |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +96.6% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -44.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.3%. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.8%. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.4% | 9.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 182 Myanmar 3.8% compare
- 183 Pakistan 3.4% compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea 2.7% compare
- 185 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 185 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 185 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 185 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 185 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 185 Tuvalu 0.0% compare
- 185 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Yemen?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Yemen was 0.0% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Yemen ranks 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.