Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 77.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 77.9% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 79.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 1991.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 64th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 64.5% | — |
| 1992 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 64.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 68.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 69.3% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 77.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.6%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 77.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.4%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 64.5% | 70.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 71.0% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 73.5% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 76.3% | 77.9% | 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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 77.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 1991.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.