Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 11.04 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.04
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
14th
of 69 countries
All-time high
31.11
in 2006
All-time low
10.67
in 2023
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 11.04, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 31.11 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.67, in 2023.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.55 | — |
| 1992 | 18.48 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 19.41 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 20.17 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 20.94 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 21.68 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 22.59 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 23.49 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 24.44 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 25.45 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 26.48 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 27.48 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 28.42 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 29.28 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 30.22 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 31.11 | +3.0% |
| 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 | 10.69 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 11.04 | +3.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 11.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.93, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 11.04 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.56, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.97 | 17.55 | 24.44 | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.49 | 23.41 | 31.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.56 | 15.69 | 28.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.64 | 10.67 | 15.87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More social development data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 11.04 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 31.11 in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.67 in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. 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, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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