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 29.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
29.6 %
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
32nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
38.7 %
in 2012
All-time low
24.5 %
in 2020
Years of data
19
2006–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2024

0102030402006201520242006: 38.5 %2007: 36.8 %2008: 36.7 %2009: 36.9 %2010: 36.8 %2011: 36.2 %2012: 38.7 %2013: 35.7 %2014: 32 %2015: 33.6 %2016: 33 %2017: 32.7 %2018: 28.2 %2019: 33.5 %2020: 24.5 %2021: 29.9 %2022: 30 %2023: 31.5 %2024: 29.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 29.6 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 38.7 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.5 %, in 2020.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 32nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 38.5 %
2007 36.8 % -4.4%
2008 36.7 % -0.3%
2009 36.9 % +0.5%
2010 36.8 % -0.3%
2011 36.2 % -1.6%
2012 38.7 % +6.9%
2013 35.7 % -7.8%
2014 32 % -10.4%
2015 33.6 % +5.0%
2016 33 % -1.8%
2017 32.7 % -0.9%
2018 28.2 % -13.8%
2019 33.5 % +18.8%
2020 24.5 % -26.9%
2021 29.9 % +22.0%
2022 30 % +0.3%
2023 31.5 % +5.0%
2024 29.6 % -6.0%

Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 29.6 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.5 %, 67% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 29.6 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9 %, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.23 % 36.7 % 38.5 % 4
2010s 34.04 % 28.2 % 38.7 % 10
2020s 29.1 % 24.5 % 31.5 % 5

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 29 Costa Rica 34.7 % compare
  2. 30 Tunisia 34.5 % compare
  3. 31 Chile 32.6 % compare
  4. 33 Serbia 28.9 % compare
  5. 34 Egypt 28 % compare
  6. 35 Georgia 27.9 % compare

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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 29.6 % 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 38.7 % in 2012.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 24.5 % in 2020.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 32nd 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 down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 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.