Women's Civil Liberties Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.701 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Civil Liberties Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.701 for women's civil liberties index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.801 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.056, in 1789.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women's Civil Liberties Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.056 | — |
| 1790 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.074 | +32.1% |
| 1831 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.175 | +136.5% |
| 1840 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.204 | +16.6% |
| 1859 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.372 | +82.4% |
| 1920 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.303 | -18.5% |
| 1941 | 0.081 | -73.3% |
| 1942 | 0.056 | -30.9% |
| 1943 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.065 | +16.1% |
| 1945 | 0.153 | +135.4% |
| 1946 | 0.265 | +73.2% |
| 1947 | 0.286 | +7.9% |
| 1948 | 0.299 | +4.5% |
| 1949 | 0.448 | +49.8% |
| 1950 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.51 | +13.8% |
| 1953 | 0.524 | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.548 | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.574 | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.611 | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.654 | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.697 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.721 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.681 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.724 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.171 | -76.4% |
| 1993 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.458 | +167.8% |
| 1997 | 0.502 | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.527 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.699 | +32.6% |
| 2001 | 0.703 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.771 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.772 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.801 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.798 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.777 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.743 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.736 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.726 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.695 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.689 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.707 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.709 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.701 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.056 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0841 | 0.074 | 0.175 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.175 | 0.175 | 0.175 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1808 | 0.175 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.204 | 0.204 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.204 | 0.204 | 0.204 | 9 |
| 1910s | 0.372 | 0.372 | 0.372 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.372 | 0.372 | 0.372 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.372 | 0.372 | 0.372 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2012 | 0.056 | 0.448 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5194 | 0.448 | 0.548 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5847 | 0.548 | 0.611 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.611 | 0.611 | 0.611 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6889 | 0.611 | 0.721 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4103 | 0.171 | 0.724 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7574 | 0.699 | 0.772 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7773 | 0.736 | 0.801 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7045 | 0.689 | 0.726 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 86 Fiji 0.705 compare
- 87 Philippines 0.702 compare
- 87 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.702 compare
- 90 Honduras 0.693 compare
- 91 Portugal 0.684 compare
- 91 Solomon Islands 0.684 compare
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 women's civil liberties index in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Women's civil liberties index in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.701 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.801 in 2013.
- What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 1789.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for women's civil liberties index?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.