ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 70.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 70.4 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 75.5 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 61.3 %, in 2012.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 39th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 61.5 % | — |
| 2007 | 63.2 % | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 63.3 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.1 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 63.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 63.8 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 61.3 % | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 64.3 % | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 68 % | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 66.4 % | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 67 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 67.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.8 % | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 66.5 % | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 75.5 % | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 70.1 % | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 70 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.5 % | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 70.4 % | +2.8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 70.4 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54.9 %, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 70.4 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.77 % | 61.5 % | 63.3 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 65.96 % | 61.3 % | 71.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9 % | 68.5 % | 75.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More economy & growth data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 190.64 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 716.58 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -28.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 228.2 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 70.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3 % in 2012.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 39th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.