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Women holding ministerial positions (% of Cabinet-level posts)

Name: Women holding ministerial positions (% of Cabinet-level posts)
Creator: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) & UN Women
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, gender, politics, government, cabinet, leadership, women, representation, SDG5

Share of Cabinet-level ministerial posts held by women in each country, based on the IPU–UN Women “Women in politics” dataset (2024).

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) & UN Women•175 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

21.0%

Median: 18.2%

Countries Covered

175

with available data

Highest

Spain

61.9%

Lowest

Antigua and Barbuda

0.0%

Top 5 Countries

1Spain61.9%

2Finland54.5%

3Canada50.0%

4Denmark50.0%

5Faroe Islands50.0%

By Region

Oceania38.8%(2 countries)

South America35.0%(7 countries)

Europe34.5%(32 countries)

North America32.5%(4 countries)

Africa24.4%(9 countries)

Key Findings

•Some countries achieve gender parity (around 50%) or more in Cabinet, while others have near-zero representation.
•High women-minister shares do not always align with high women’s parliamentary representation—executive appointments follow different political dynamics.
•Because cabinets can change rapidly, year-to-year shifts may reflect reshuffles rather than long-term structural change.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (60.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.0%)

Oceania (2)

South America (7)

Europe (32)

North America (4)

Africa (9)

Other (96)

Asia (25)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the share of ministerial (Cabinet-level) posts in national government held by women. It is a simple but powerful indicator of women’s access to the highest levels of executive decision-making—often shaping national priorities on budgets, security, health, education, climate policy, and the economy.

The International Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women compile these figures by country, based on official government information (and validated with national parliaments, governments, and reliable public records). Percentages reflect the composition of the government at a specific point in time and can change after elections, reshuffles, or the creation/merger of ministries.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Spain	61.9%
2	Finland	54.5%
3	Canada	50.0%
4	Denmark	50.0%
5	Faroe Islands	50.0%
6	France	50.0%
7	Germany	50.0%
8	Iceland	50.0%
9	Luxembourg	50.0%
10	Netherlands	50.0%
11	Norway	50.0%
12	Sweden	50.0%
13	Albania	50.0%
14	Belgium	50.0%
15	Costa Rica	45.5%
16	Chile	41.7%
17	New Zealand	41.2%
18	Ireland	40.0%
19	Rwanda	40.0%
20	South Africa	40.0%
21	Switzerland	40.0%
22	Namibia	38.5%
23	United Republic of Tanzania	38.5%
24	Argentina	38.5%
25	Mexico	36.4%
26	Australia	36.4%
27	Ecuador	35.7%
28	Uruguay	35.7%
29	Portugal	35.3%
30	Brazil	35.3%
31	Dominican Republic	33.3%
32	Greenland	33.3%
33	Italy	33.3%
34	Kenya	33.3%
35	Peru	33.3%
36	Uganda	33.3%
37	Algeria	33.3%
38	United Kingdom	31.6%
39	Guyana	31.3%
40	Latvia	31.3%
41	Comoros	30.8%
42	Estonia	30.8%
43	Lithuania	30.8%
44	Slovenia	30.8%
45	Croatia	30.0%
46	Poland	28.6%
47	United States of America	28.0%
48	United Arab Emirates	27.3%
49	Cuba	26.7%
50	Serbia	26.7%
51	Vietnam	26.7%
52	Colombia	25.0%
53	Israel	25.0%
54	Kyrgyzstan	25.0%
55	Moldova, Republic of	25.0%
56	Venezuela	25.0%
57	Andorra	25.0%
58	Angola	25.0%
59	Morocco	23.1%
60	Nicaragua	23.1%
61	Ghana	22.2%
62	Bermuda	22.2%
63	Afghanistan	22.0%
64	Honduras	21.4%
65	Slovakia	21.4%
66	Ukraine	21.4%
67	Bahamas	21.1%
68	Indonesia	20.6%
69	Mayotte	20.0%
70	Republic of the Congo	20.0%
71	Ethiopia	20.0%
72	Madagascar	20.0%
73	Papua New Guinea	20.0%
74	Philippines	20.0%
75	Zimbabwe	20.0%
76	Trinidad and Tobago	20.0%
77	South Korea	19.0%
78	Malawi	18.8%
79	Armenia	18.8%
80	Cayman Islands	18.2%
81	Czech Republic	18.2%
82	El Salvador	18.2%
83	Lesotho	18.2%
84	Panama	18.2%
85	Romania	18.2%
86	Uzbekistan	18.2%
87	Zambia	18.2%
88	Austria	18.2%
89	Virgin Islands, British	18.2%
90	Central African Republic	17.6%
91	Türkiye	17.6%
92	Belarus	16.7%
93	Chad	16.7%
94	Seychelles	16.7%
95	Singapore	16.7%
96	Thailand	16.7%
97	Barbados	16.7%
98	Bhutan	16.7%
99	Burundi	15.4%
100	Cyprus	15.4%
101	Georgia	15.4%
102	Guatemala	15.4%
103	Niger	15.4%
104	Hungary	13.3%
105	Benin	12.5%
106	Eritrea	12.5%
107	Greece	12.5%
108	Cote d'Ivoire	12.5%
109	Jamaica	12.5%
110	Liberia	12.5%
111	Maldives	12.5%
112	Mauritius	12.5%
113	Montenegro	12.5%
114	New Caledonia	12.5%
115	Sierra Leone	12.5%
116	Somalia	12.5%
117	Suriname	12.5%
118	Egypt	12.5%
119	Azerbaijan	12.5%
120	Bahrain	12.5%
121	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12.5%
122	Botswana	12.5%
123	Nepal	11.8%
124	Russian Federation	11.8%
125	Democratic Republic of the Congo	11.1%
126	State of Palestine	11.1%
127	Guinea	11.1%
128	Japan	11.1%
129	Kazakhstan	11.1%
130	Paraguay	11.1%
131	Senegal	11.1%
132	Sudan	11.1%
133	Tunisia	11.1%
134	The Republic of North Macedonia	11.1%
135	Bolivia	11.1%
136	Belize	11.1%
137	Bulgaria	10.0%
138	Cameroon	10.0%
139	Cape Verde	10.0%
140	Fiji	10.0%
141	Djibouti	10.0%
142	Jordan	10.0%
143	Kuwait	10.0%
144	Libya	10.0%
145	Malaysia	10.0%
146	Mali	10.0%
147	Malta	10.0%
148	Mauritania	10.0%
149	Mongolia	10.0%
150	Nigeria	10.0%
151	South Sudan	10.0%
152	Togo	10.0%
153	People's Republic of China	9.5%
154	Sri Lanka	9.1%
155	Haiti	9.1%
156	Qatar	9.1%
157	Bangladesh	9.1%
158	Solomon Islands	9.1%
159	Republic of The Gambia	7.7%
160	Oman	7.7%
161	India	7.1%
162	Iraq	7.1%
163	Saudi Arabia	7.1%
164	Cambodia	6.7%
165	Tajikistan	6.7%
166	Lebanon	5.6%
167	Islamic Republic of Iran	5.0%
168	Pakistan	4.8%
169	Yemen	3.7%
170	Myanmar	0.0%
171	North Korea	0.0%
172	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.0%
173	Vanuatu	0.0%
174	Syrian Arab Republic	0.0%
175	Antigua and Barbuda	0.0%

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Topics

#statistic-of-the-day #ai-generated #gender #politics #government #cabinet #leadership #women #representation #SDG5

Data Source

This data comes from Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) & UN Women (2024).

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