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

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 46.3% against 45.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.

What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?

1.0%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sri Lanka: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

46.3%

in 2025

Sri Lanka

45.3%

in 2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

149th

Sri Lanka rank

152nd

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 46.3% against 45.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.8%	45.9%	13.1%	Sri Lanka
2010s	32.5%	50.5%	18.0%	Sri Lanka
2020s	44.3%	46.8%	2.6%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sri Lanka?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 46.3% against 45.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?: 1.0%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd 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: 210 places, 5,036 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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