Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 52.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 52.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2001.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 162nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.5% | — |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +1.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 52.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 84% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 52.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.7%, 85% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.8% | 41.5% | 43.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 41.8% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 47.7% | 52.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 159 Guinea 52.9% compare
- 160 Chad 52.8% compare
- 161 American Samoa 52.6% compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 52.0% compare
- 164 North Macedonia 51.9% compare
- 165 Tonga 51.4% 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 15+) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 52.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national 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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.