Share of women in ministerial positions in Maldives
Maldives: Share of women in ministerial positions was 9.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women in ministerial positions in Maldives, 2005–2024
Source: IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women in ministerial positions in Maldives stood at 9.5%.
The figure is down 30.2% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in ministerial positions in Maldives peaked at 33.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2010.
Maldives ranks 161st 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.8% | — |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -53.1% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +219.4% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +40.8% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +59.1% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -59.1% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.8% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 6.7% | 28.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 9.5% | 33.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 161 Burkina Faso 9.5% compare
- 161 Nepal 9.5% compare
- 161 Russian Federation 9.5% compare
- 161 Solomon Islands 9.5% compare
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in ministerial positions in Maldives?
- Share of women in ministerial positions in Maldives was 9.5% in 2024, according to IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2010.
- How does Maldives rank for share of women in ministerial positions?
- Maldives ranks 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women in ministerial positions rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by 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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About this data
Deputy prime ministers and prime ministers or heads of government that hold ministerial portfolios are included, vice-presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.