Labor force, total, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.427 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.427 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.4327 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4044 units per person, in 1994.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force, total, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4103 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4154 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4147 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4075 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4044 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4047 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4095 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4145 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4173 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4207 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4232 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4257 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4279 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.429 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4297 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4297 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4306 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4317 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4325 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4327 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4319 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4306 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4302 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4292 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4281 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4274 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4262 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4251 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4234 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4212 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4103 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4128 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4231 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4289 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4282 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.427 units per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4119 units per person | 0.4044 units per person | 0.4207 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4293 units per person | 0.4232 units per person | 0.4327 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4273 units per person | 0.4212 units per person | 0.4319 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4217 units per person | 0.4103 units per person | 0.4289 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 115 Cape Verde 0.4294 units per person compare
- 116 Niger 0.4288 units per person compare
- 117 French Polynesia 0.4271 units per person compare
- 119 Bangladesh 0.4254 units per person compare
- 120 India 0.4219 units per person compare
- 121 Ethiopia 0.4191 units per person compare
More education data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,722 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.427 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4327 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4044 units per person in 1994.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.