Bosnia and Herzegovina - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 39.51 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 40.44 in 2019, while its lowest value was 36.39 in 2007.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 37.50
1991 37.69
1992 37.85
1993 37.97
1994 38.01
1995 38.00
1996 37.94
1997 37.88
1998 37.77
1999 37.57
2000 37.45
2001 37.35
2002 37.24
2003 37.16
2004 37.06
2005 36.95
2006 36.87
2007 36.39
2008 37.21
2009 37.77
2010 38.37
2011 38.42
2012 38.03
2013 38.35
2014 38.93
2015 39.15
2016 38.24
2017 39.30
2018 38.54
2019 40.44
2020 39.47
2021 39.51

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1,175,552 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,561,018 in 1990 and a minimum value of 1,175,552 in 2021.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1,561,018
1991 1,552,843
1992 1,520,766
1993 1,475,132
1994 1,423,038
1995 1,379,507
1996 1,352,810
1997 1,340,612
1998 1,334,851
1999 1,323,952
2000 1,322,494
2001 1,323,475
2002 1,325,853
2003 1,331,864
2004 1,333,769
2005 1,330,097
2006 1,332,053
2007 1,361,025
2008 1,360,610
2009 1,353,225
2010 1,378,828
2011 1,347,010
2012 1,332,635
2013 1,299,140
2014 1,281,952
2015 1,275,739
2016 1,240,267
2017 1,207,654
2018 1,187,357
2019 1,177,070
2020 1,193,956
2021 1,175,552

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure