Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 4.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 4.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 4.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2015.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 67th 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, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.1% | — |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +34.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +30.5% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +0.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 4.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 4.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.6%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, total (% of total 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 | +34.9% | 2.4% | 3.2% |
| 2019 | +30.5% | 3.0% | 3.9% |
| 2012 | +29.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| 2010 | +27.5% | 2.3% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 64 Dominican Republic 4.1% compare
- 65 Mauritania 4.1% compare
- 66 Suriname 4.1% compare
- 68 Poland 3.9% compare
- 69 Madagascar 3.9% compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 3.9% compare
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, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 4.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2015.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.3%. 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, total (% of total 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).