Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 5.7%.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 22.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2021.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.1% | — |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -53.7% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -4.7% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 5.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 25% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 5.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 19% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -53.7% | 11.6% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.2% | 22.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.4% | 11.6% | 6 |
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 part time employment, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Part time employment, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 5.7% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for part time employment, total?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.