Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 19.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 19.0% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 26.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2001.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.1% | — |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +133.3% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +60.0% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 19.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 19.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.4%, 57% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 7.1% | 19.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 16.7% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 16.7% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More public sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 68.25 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0073 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 215.97 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 234.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,854 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 19.0% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.