Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was 6.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 6.3%.
That represents a change of down 40.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 20.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -6.7%, in 2011.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 36th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.0% | — |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +36.0% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -99.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +5566.7% |
| 2011 | -6.7% | -360.8% |
| 2012 | -1.3% | -80.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -418.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +91.6% |
| 2015 | -6.2% | -179.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -234.8% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +137.8% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -56.8% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -40.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 0.0% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -6.7% | 8.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 6.3% | 20.0% | 5 |
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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 gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 6.3% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.7% in 2011.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 36th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.