Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 52.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
52.7%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
163rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
52.7%
in 2025
All-time low
13.8%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 52.7% for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 52.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1950.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 163rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.8% | — |
| 1951 | 14.2% | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 14.6% | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 15.1% | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 15.6% | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 16.1% | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 16.6% | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 17.2% | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 17.7% | +3.4% |
| 1959 | 18.4% | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 19.0% | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 20.4% | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 21.2% | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 22.0% | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 22.8% | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 23.7% | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 25.5% | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 26.4% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 27.3% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 28.1% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 29.0% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 29.9% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 30.9% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 31.8% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 32.7% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 33.6% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 34.4% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 35.2% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 35.8% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 36.3% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 36.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 37.1% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 37.8% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 38.7% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 39.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 39.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 40.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 41.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 42.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.9% | 13.8% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.5% | 19.0% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.3% | 27.3% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 35.8% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 39.3% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 42.6% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 45.7% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 50.0% | 52.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 54.0% compare
- 161 Benin 53.4% compare
- 162 Slovakia 53.2% compare
- 164 Romania 52.2% compare
- 165 Isle of Man 52.1% compare
- 166 Uzbekistan 51.0% compare
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 urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 52.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1950.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 163rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.