Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 25.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, 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 25.5% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 39.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2018.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 105th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.8% | — |
| 1992 | 39.2% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 38.4% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 35.3% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 34.3% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 31.3% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | -1.7% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 25.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.5%, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 25.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.2%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self-employed, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +25.7% | 22.1% | 27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.2% | 32.2% | 39.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 27.9% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.1% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 25.5% | 27.4% | 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 25.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2018.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.