Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 was 42.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 42.4% for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 42.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2001.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.6% | — |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 40.6% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 28.6% | 31.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 31.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 36.7% | 42.4% | 5 |
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- 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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 42.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.