Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 97.73 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2021–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 97.73 for informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over five years.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 35th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133.77 | — |
| 2022 | 108.48 | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 103.6 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 104.83 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 97.73 | -6.8% |
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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 informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 97.73 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 133.77 in 2021.
- What is the lowest informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.73 in 2025.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.