ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 63.67 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
63.67 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
61st
of 79 countries
All-time high
63.67 %
in 2024
All-time low
51.37 %
in 2019
Years of data
19
2006–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2024

02040602006201520242006: 55.4 %2007: 56.8 %2008: 56.7 %2009: 55.7 %2010: 56.8 %2011: 54.9 %2012: 56.8 %2013: 55.8 %2014: 54.8 %2015: 56 %2016: 55.5 %2017: 53.1 %2018: 53 %2019: 51.4 %2020: 59.9 %2021: 62.7 %2022: 63 %2023: 63.5 %2024: 63.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 63.67 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 63.67 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.37 %, in 2019.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 61st of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 55.42 %
2007 56.76 % +2.4%
2008 56.74 % -0.0%
2009 55.72 % -1.8%
2010 56.78 % +1.9%
2011 54.87 % -3.4%
2012 56.79 % +3.5%
2013 55.81 % -1.7%
2014 54.78 % -1.8%
2015 56.05 % +2.3%
2016 55.53 % -0.9%
2017 53.07 % -4.4%
2018 53 % -0.1%
2019 51.37 % -3.1%
2020 59.92 % +16.6%
2021 62.71 % +4.7%
2022 63.05 % +0.5%
2023 63.51 % +0.7%
2024 63.67 % +0.3%

Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 63.67 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.57 %, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 63.67 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.81 %, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.16 % 55.42 % 56.76 % 4
2010s 54.8 % 51.37 % 56.79 % 10
2020s 62.57 % 59.92 % 63.67 % 5

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 65.53 % compare
  2. 59 Cyprus 63.89 % compare
  3. 60 Latvia 63.76 % compare
  4. 62 Slovenia 63.02 % compare
  5. 63 North Macedonia 62.25 % compare
  6. 64 Ukraine 61.09 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 63.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 63.67 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 51.37 % in 2019.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 61st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.