Share of women in ministerial positions in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of women in ministerial positions was 11.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women in ministerial positions in Cambodia, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women in ministerial positions in Cambodia is 11.11, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 136.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in ministerial positions in Cambodia peaked at 11.11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2014.
Cambodia ranks 149th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of women in ministerial positions in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.1 | — |
| 2008 | 6.9 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.7 | +40.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9 | -49.5% |
| 2014 | 4.7 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 7 | +48.9% |
| 2016 | 9.1 | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 9.38 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.38 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.11 | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 11.11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.11 | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 11.11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.71, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 11.11 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.5, 89% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in ministerial positions in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -49.5% | 9.7 | 4.9 |
| 2015 | +48.9% | 4.7 | 7 |
| 2010 | +40.6% | 6.9 | 9.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.74 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.68 | 9.38 | 11.11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in ministerial positions in Cambodia?
- Share of women in ministerial positions in Cambodia was 11.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.11 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of women in ministerial positions?
- Cambodia ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women in ministerial positions rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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