Gender in Bosnia and Herzegovina 222 indicators covering gender for Bosnia and Herzegovina. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 — 110th Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 0 2023 — 154th Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 50 2023 unchanged 137th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 85 2023 up 3.8% 68th Women Business and the Law Index 85 2023 up 3.8% 68th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.3% 2025 up 4.4% 78th Share of female employment by economic sector 21.6% 2025 up 17.9% 74th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 6 2023 down 14.3% 162nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 46.9 2019 up 1.7% 28th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 41.3 2019 down 4.2% 60th Total Fertility Rate 1.35 2022 up 4.3% 173rd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 45.5 2023 down 11.4% 91st Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 12.5% 2025 — 140th Women of reproductive age 669,790 2023 down 20.9% 138th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 37.5% 2026 up 38.9% 166th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 31.0% 2020 down 6.2% 89th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 8 2026 down 11.1% 144th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 19.1% 2026 down 11.1% 126th Share of women in ministerial positions 11.1% 2024 — 149th Share of women in parliament 19.0% 2025 down 11.1% 132nd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 25.47 2021 up 76.6% 162nd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 12.9% 2016 down 16.7% 115th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 18.6% 2016 down 4.5% 120th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 19.05 2024 down 11.1% 135th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.36 ratio 2026 down 29.4% 121st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 129.5% 2024 up 20.7% 59th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 26.0% 2023 down 1.9% 111th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 174.3 2023 down 7.0% 135th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 26.0% 2023 up 17.1% 80th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 26.0% 2023 down 1.9% 98th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 26.0% 2023 up 17.6% 80th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 26 2023 up 17.1% 90th Gender Development Index 0.952 2022 up 2.1% 105th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 25.4% 2024 up 5.3% 102nd Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9994 2023 up 1.6% 95th Gender Inequality Index 0.148 2022 down 20.0% 123rd Suicide Rate 8.97 2021 down 14.8% 64th Female migrants 53.2% 2020 up 1.7% 34th Share of temporary employees 10.35 2025 down 35.5% 63rd Time-related underemployment, female 0.8% 2024 down 79.6% 86th Time-related underemployment, male 0.9% 2024 down 81.2% 85th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 11.11 2024 — 147th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 15.8% 2019 up 4.6% 101st Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 2.68 2019 down 23.4% 150th Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 16.5% 2019 unchanged 106th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 128 2019 unchanged 81st Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 114 2019 down 18.0% 129th Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 117 2019 unchanged 87th Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 127 2019 unchanged 90th Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 550.93 2019 down 5.7% 98th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →