Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Afghanistan or Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Afghanistan, at 46.9% against 46.8% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Afghanistan

46.9%

in 2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina

46.8%

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

147th

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

148th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

Afghanistan
Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 46.9% against 46.8% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 147th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 148th of 178 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Difference	Ahead
2000s	61.7%	33.2%	28.5%	Afghanistan
2010s	45.3%	32.2%	13.1%	Afghanistan
2020s	41.8%	41.7%	0.1%	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Afghanistan or Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Afghanistan, at 46.9% against 46.8% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2021.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Afghanistan ranks 147th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 148th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,960 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.