Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 8 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 8, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 11 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 169th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 8 | +0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 26% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47, 17% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More gender data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 372.3 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,642 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,642 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7178 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 12,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 8 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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