Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women was 13.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 13.4% for share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 39.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2020.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 52nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 39.2% | — |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -43.9% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +28.5% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -9.7% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 13.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 23% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 13.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 5.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -43.9% | 22.4% | 12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 33.5% | 39.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 22.0% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 12.6% | 16.1% | 5 |
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 share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 13.4% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 52nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of employed males working in jobs that lack basic social or legal protection and employment benefits. Does not include illegal and illicit activities. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.