LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 15.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2021–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 15.3 for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 26.8% over five years.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 11th out of 63 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20.89 | — |
| 2022 | 19.32 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 17.14 | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 15.94 | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 15.3 | -4.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 15.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.99, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 15.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.47, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 15.3 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 20.89 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3 in 2025.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 11th out of 63 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 LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (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. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.