Employers, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 2.3% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 152.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 2.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -30.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +35.8% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -35.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +41.3% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| 2015 | -35.6% | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| 2010 | +35.8% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| 2009 | -30.9% | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| 2017 | +27.7% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More work & labour data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2135 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,976 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,082 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 676.82 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 689.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,366 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).