Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation was 6.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 6.3% for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 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 vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 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% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 59% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +5566.7% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
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 vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 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 vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.7% in 2011.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 36th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 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 vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation. 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.