Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 63.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 63.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 63.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 1990.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 129th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.6% | — |
| 1991 | 59.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 59.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 63.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.8%, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 63.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.6%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.7% | 58.6% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 59.6% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 60.1% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 59.4% | 63.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 126 Philippines 63.7% compare
- 127 Mongolia 63.6% compare
- 128 Malawi 63.2% compare
- 130 Uzbekistan 62.9% compare
- 131 Equatorial Guinea 62.3% compare
- 132 Zambia 62.2% 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 labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 63.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 1990.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.