Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 10.71 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 10.71, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 31.11 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.67, in 2023.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 13th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.55 | — |
| 2001 | 16.1 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 31.11 | +93.2% |
| 2007 | 28.98 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 23.41 | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 24.07 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 27.31 | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 27.58 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.01 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 27.49 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 27.52 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 27.7 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.41 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 20.53 | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 18.4 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 15.69 | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 15.87 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.9 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 12.66 | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 10.67 | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 10.71 | +0.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 10.71 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.43, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 10.71 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.43, 2.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +93.2% | 16.1 | 31.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.55 | 17.55 | 17.55 | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.73 | 16.1 | 31.11 | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.56 | 15.69 | 28.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.96 | 10.67 | 15.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More health data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 10.71 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 31.11 in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.67 in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 13th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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