Share of women in ministerial positions in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of women in ministerial positions was 35.71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women in ministerial positions in Seychelles, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 35.71 for share of women in ministerial positions in 2024.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in ministerial positions in Seychelles peaked at 45.5 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.5, in 2005.
Seychelles ranks 37th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of women in ministerial positions in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.5 | — |
| 2008 | 20 | +60.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.2 | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 23.1 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 25 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 30.8 | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 45.5 | +47.7% |
| 2019 | 45.45 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.33 | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 33.33 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.33 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.71 | +7.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 35.71 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.84, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 35.71 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.81, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in ministerial positions in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +60.0% | 12.5 | 20 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.25 | 12.5 | 20 | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.29 | 20 | 45.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 33.93 | 33.33 | 35.71 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in ministerial positions in Seychelles?
- Share of women in ministerial positions in Seychelles was 35.71 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5 in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 in 2005.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of women in ministerial positions?
- Seychelles ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women in ministerial positions rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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