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Bosnia and Herzegovina — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
48.99%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · -9.9% since 1990
Labor participation for Bosnia and Herzegovina was 48.99% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 55.09% in 1992. The lowest was 47.47% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.30% per year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 162 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 87%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Bosnia and Herzegovina sits below it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
48.99%
First (1990)
54.40%
Change
-9.9%
Highest
55.09%
in 1992
Lowest
47.47%
in 2020
Average
51.43%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.30%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.99% |
| 2024 | 49.24% |
| 2023 | 49.43% |
| 2022 | 48.84% |
| 2021 | 47.72% |
| 2020 | 47.47% |
| 2019 | 48.8% |
| 2018 | 49.13% |
| 2017 | 49.41% |
| 2016 | 49.62% |
| 2015 | 49.86% |
| 2014 | 50.07% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.