Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 10.7%.
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 rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 31.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2023.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 16.1% | 31.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 15.7% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 10.7% | 15.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 23 Cape Verde 11.3% compare
- 24 Northern Mariana Islands 11.2% compare
- 25 Dominica 11.0% compare
- 27 Nepal 10.7% compare
- 28 Spain 10.5% compare
- 29 Mauritania 10.4% compare
More reference data data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.12 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.43 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.55 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 128.06 2010 = 100 (2023)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.34 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.64 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 10.7% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates 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 Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.