Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 19.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 19.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 33.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2018.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 32.9% | — |
| 1992 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 33.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 31.4% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | -1.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 19.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.1%, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 19.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 28.2% | 33.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 23.3% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 19.3% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.6% | 21.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 134 French Polynesia 20.6% compare
- 135 Netherlands 20.4% compare
- 136 North Macedonia 20.4% compare
- 138 Australia 19.5% compare
- 139 South Africa 19.4% compare
- 140 Czechia 19.3% 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 19.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2018.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.