Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 7.3%.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 26.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2022.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 109th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.7% | — |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -32.3% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -56.6% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +5.5% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 7.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.4%, 25% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 7.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -56.6% | 15.3% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 16.2% | 26.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.3% | 15.3% | 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 part time employment, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Part time employment, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 7.3% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2022.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for part time employment, female?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 109th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.