Work & Labour in Bosnia and Herzegovina

665 indicators covering work & labour for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Female employment rate 36.8% 2024 up 62.2% 143rd
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 36.8% 2024 up 62.2% 143rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 15.3% 2025 down 42.5% 128th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 17.2% 2025 down 42.8% 68th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 16.2% 2025 down 42.7% 106th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0 units per person 2025 down 47.8% 128th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per person 2025 down 75.7% 165th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 76.5% 118th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 89.1% 146th
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year 2024 73rd
Monthly minimum wage, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year 2024 73rd
Monthly minimum wage, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2024 up 69.2% 112th
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2024 up 69.2% 113th
Are There Criminal Penalties or Civil Remedies For Sexual Harassment 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation on Sexual Harassment in Employment? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita 39.2% 2025 up 1.1% 152nd
Female labor force participation rate 39.2% 2025 up 1.1% 152nd
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending 39.2% 2025 up 1.1% 151st
Female share of the labor force 42.4% 2025 up 2.5% 120th
Labor force participation rate 49.0% 2025 down 1.8% 161st
Male labor force participation rate 60.0% 2025 down 3.9% 164th
Labor force participation rate 49.0% 2025 down 1.8% 161st
Productivity: output per hour worked 39.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 37.0% 47th
Productivity vs. GDP per capita 39.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 37.0% 47th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 12.6% 2025 up 94.4% 164th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 24.2% 2025 up 74.8% 164th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 18.7% 2025 up 80.4% 168th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 34.0% 2025 up 26.3% 156th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 54.3% 2025 up 17.1% 164th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 43.6% 2025 up 20.9% 160th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 23.2% 2025 up 2.0% 104th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 14.5% 2025 down 28.5% 138th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 18.1% 2025 down 14.9% 124th
Female employment rate 34.0% 2025 up 26.3% 156th
Unemployment rate 11.0% 2025 down 60.1% 33rd
Unemployment rate of men vs. women 9.4% 2025 down 63.4% 38th
Female unemployment rate 13.3% 2025 down 56.6% 32nd
Share of male vs. female employment in industry 41.1% 2025 up 8.9% 11th
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 13.3% 2025 down 31.7% 102nd
Share of male vs. female employment in services 45.6% 2025 up 6.5% 126th
Employment rate, men vs. women 54.3% 2025 up 17.1% 164th
Employment rate 43.6% 2025 up 20.9% 160th
Youth unemployment rate 28.2% 2025 down 56.8% 24th
Population by labor force status 403,457 people 2025 down 19.7% 149th
Employee compensation as share of government spending 25.8% 2023 down 10.4% 78th
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 37.86 2025 up 14.9% 51st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 50.81 Persons 2022 up 37.4% 113th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 71.22 Persons 2022 down 6.3% 112th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.8% 2020 up 26.5% 88th
Female labor force by age 38,848 people 2024 up 26.3% 103rd
Labor force participation rate by age 26.1% 2024 down 12.4% 163rd
Female labor force participation rate by age 18.5% 2024 down 16.4% 163rd
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 54.34 2025 down 73.5% 53rd
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 3.5 2025 down 77.1% 43rd
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 27.3% 2024 down 57.7% 24th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0011 units per square kilometre 2023 down 53.0% 133rd
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 down 80.0% 149th
Employment by status 77.6% 2024 down 0.3% 64th
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 77.6% 2024 down 0.3% 64th