Bosnia Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Bosnia unemployment rate for 2021 was 15.22%, a 0.05% decline from 2020.
  • Bosnia unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.27%, a 0.42% decline from 2019.
  • Bosnia unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.69%, a 2.71% decline from 2018.
  • Bosnia unemployment rate for 2018 was 18.40%, a 2.13% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 33.56%
Botswana 24.72%
Gabon 22.27%
Namibia 21.68%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 21.62%
Armenia 20.90%
Libya 19.58%
Jordan 19.25%
Montenegro 18.49%
Costa Rica 17.95%
St. Lucia 16.91%
Guyana 16.43%
North Macedonia 16.20%
Bosnia 15.22%
Lebanon 14.49%
Brazil 14.40%
Colombia 14.34%
Iraq 14.19%
Turkey 13.39%
Algeria 12.70%
Albania 11.82%
Serbia 11.81%
Iran 11.46%
Suriname 10.07%
Samoa 9.84%
Equatorial Guinea 9.25%
Jamaica 9.18%
Dominican Republic 8.50%
Belize 8.22%
Mauritius 7.41%
Paraguay 7.21%
Azerbaijan 6.58%
Ecuador 6.43%
Venezuela 6.41%
Maldives 6.08%
Bulgaria 5.42%
Fiji 5.24%
Romania 5.17%
Turkmenistan 5.08%
Russia 5.01%
Kazakhstan 4.90%
Peru 4.83%
China 4.82%
Belarus 4.74%
Malaysia 4.61%
Mexico 4.38%
Tonga 3.97%
Guatemala 3.57%
Cuba 2.76%
Thailand 1.42%
Bosnia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2021 15.22% -0.05%
2020 15.27% -0.42%
2019 15.69% -2.71%
2018 18.40% -2.13%
2017 20.53% -4.88%
2016 25.41% -2.28%
2015 27.69% 0.17%
2014 27.52% 0.03%
2013 27.49% -0.52%
2012 28.01% 0.43%
2011 27.58% 0.27%
2010 27.31% 3.24%
2009 24.07% 0.66%
2008 23.41% -5.57%
2007 28.98% -2.13%
2006 31.11% 0.70%
2005 30.41% 1.04%
2004 29.37% 1.00%
2003 28.36% 0.82%
2002 27.55% 0.93%
2001 26.61% 0.83%
2000 25.78% 0.69%
1999 25.09% 0.61%
1998 24.49% 0.88%
1997 23.61% 0.84%
1996 22.77% 1.00%
1995 21.77% 1.06%
1994 20.71% 1.39%
1993 19.32% 1.02%
1992 18.30% 0.75%
1991 17.55% 0.75%