Share of women in ministerial positions in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of women in ministerial positions was 11.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women in ministerial positions in Malaysia, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women in ministerial positions in Malaysia stood at 11.11.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in ministerial positions in Malaysia peaked at 18.52 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 2015.
That places Malaysia 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.1 | — |
| 2008 | 9.4 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7 | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 6.5 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 8.3 | +45.6% |
| 2018 | 18.5 | +122.9% |
| 2019 | 18.52 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.13 | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 16.67 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 7.41 | -55.6% |
| 2024 | 11.11 | +50.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 11.11 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.91, 62% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia'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 Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +122.9% | 8.3 | 18.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.25 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.07 | 5.7 | 18.52 | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.83 | 7.41 | 16.67 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,756 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in ministerial positions in Malaysia?
- Share of women in ministerial positions in Malaysia was 11.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.52 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of women in ministerial positions?
- Malaysia ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women in ministerial positions rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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