Share of women in ministerial positions in Angola
Angola: Share of women in ministerial positions was 29.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women in ministerial positions in Angola, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Angola recorded 29.17 for share of women in ministerial positions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.5% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in ministerial positions in Angola peaked at 40 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 2005.
That places Angola 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of women in ministerial positions in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.7 | — |
| 2008 | 6.3 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 27.8 | +341.3% |
| 2012 | 29 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 19.4 | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 22.2 | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 22.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.4 | +55.0% |
| 2019 | 40 | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 31.82 | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 37.5 | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 39.13 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 29.17 | -25.5% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 29.17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.71, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 29.17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.81, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in ministerial positions in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +341.3% | 6.3 | 27.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.86 | 19.4 | 40 | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.4 | 29.17 | 39.13 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More gender data for Angola
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,236 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,925 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,925 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 676,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 689,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 656,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 667,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 640,250 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in ministerial positions in Angola?
- Share of women in ministerial positions in Angola was 29.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 2005.
- How does Angola rank for share of women in ministerial positions?
- Angola ranks 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women in ministerial positions rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in ministerial positions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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