Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 5.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 5.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2015.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.3% | — |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +36.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +31.4% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +0.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 5.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 5.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +38.5% | 3.1% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | +36.5% | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| 2019 | +31.4% | 4.0% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More work & labour data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2135 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,976 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,082 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 676.82 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 689.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,366 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 5.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2015.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).