Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 23.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 23.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 38.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2018.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.8% | — |
| 1992 | 38.1% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | -1.9% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 23.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.5%, 76% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 23.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, 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 | +25.8% | 20.6% | 25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 30.9% | 38.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 26.5% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 20.6% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 23.2% | 25.4% | 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 23.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2018.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.