Labor force in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025 — 1,340,707 people. Ranked 133 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 26.5%.
1990–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.34M | −14,260 | −1.05% |
| 2024 | 1.35M | −11,227 | −0.82% |
| 2023 | 1.37M | +10,396 | +0.77% |
| 2022 | 1.36M | +16,205 | +1.21% |
| 2021 | 1.34M | −14,122 | −1.04% |
| 2020 | 1.35M | −55,381 | −3.93% |
| 2019 | 1.41M | −24,958 | −1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.43M | −23,458 | −1.61% |
| 2017 | 1.46M | −22,659 | −1.53% |
| 2016 | 1.48M | −23,791 | −1.58% |
| 2015 | 1.5M | −22,244 | −1.46% |
| 2014 | 1.53M | −23,557 | −1.52% |
| 2013 | 1.55M | −28,938 | −1.83% |
| 2012 | 1.58M | −32,660 | −2.03% |
| 2011 | 1.61M | −34,684 | −2.11% |
| 2010 | 1.65M | −32,617 | −1.94% |
| 2009 | 1.68M | −28,608 | −1.68% |
| 2008 | 1.71M | −25,242 | −1.46% |
| 2007 | 1.73M | −17,205 | −0.98% |
| 2006 | 1.75M | −10,523 | −0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.76M | −19,131 | −1.08% |
| 2004 | 1.78M | −13,012 | −0.73% |
| 2003 | 1.79M | +212 | +0.01% |
| 2002 | 1.79M | +12,985 | +0.73% |
| 2001 | 1.78M | +18,777 | +1.07% |
| 2000 | 1.76M | +22,945 | +1.32% |
| 1999 | 1.74M | +30,935 | +1.81% |
| 1998 | 1.71M | +40,996 | +2.46% |
| 1997 | 1.67M | +78,616 | +4.95% |
| 1996 | 1.59M | +83,105 | +5.53% |
| 1995 | 1.5M | −2,750 | −0.18% |
| 1994 | 1.51M | −84,626 | −5.32% |
| 1993 | 1.59M | −164,941 | −9.39% |
| 1992 | 1.76M | −95,974 | −5.18% |
| 1991 | 1.85M | +26,945 | +1.48% |
| 1990 | 1.83M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Italy
25.66M
Spain
24.76M
Portugal
5.49M
Greece
4.72M
Serbia
3.32M
Croatia
1.74M
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.34M
Albania
1.26M
Slovenia
1.05M
North Macedonia
789,369
Malta
323,052
Montenegro
296,618
The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.
Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.
How much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.
Labor Female share of the labor forceWhat part of the labor force of a country is made up of women.
Labor Labor force participation rateWhat share of the population aged 15 and over works or looks for work.
Labor Employment-to-population ratioThe share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.