Bosnia Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Bosnia unemployment rate for 2022 was 12.66%, a 2.24% decline from 2021.
  • Bosnia unemployment rate for 2021 was 14.90%, a 0.97% decline from 2020.
  • Bosnia unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.87%, a 0.18% increase from 2019.
  • Bosnia unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.69%, a 2.71% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 28.84%
Botswana 23.62%
Gabon 20.61%
Namibia 19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.55%
Libya 19.30%
Jordan 19.19%
St. Lucia 15.77%
Iraq 15.32%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 14.43%
Bosnia 12.66%
Algeria 12.49%
Guyana 12.30%
Lebanon 11.75%
Albania 11.63%
Costa Rica 11.32%
Colombia 10.55%
Turkey 10.43%
Samoa 10.04%
Brazil 9.23%
Iran 8.82%
Serbia 8.68%
Belize 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Equatorial Guinea 8.58%
Suriname 8.23%
Paraguay 6.75%
Mauritius 6.32%
Azerbaijan 5.65%
Venezuela 5.62%
Romania 5.61%
Dominican Republic 5.50%
Jamaica 5.50%
China 4.98%
Kazakhstan 4.86%
Fiji 4.56%
Maldives 4.39%
Bulgaria 4.27%
Turkmenistan 4.13%
Russia 3.87%
Peru 3.85%
Ecuador 3.76%
Malaysia 3.63%
Belarus 3.57%
Mexico 3.26%
Guatemala 3.05%
Tonga 2.43%
Cuba 1.25%
Thailand 0.94%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Bosnia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 12.66% -2.24%
2021 14.90% -0.97%
2020 15.87% 0.18%
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% 0.90%
2005 30.21% 0.92%
2004 29.29% 0.88%
2003 28.42% 0.98%
2002 27.43% 0.94%
2001 26.49% 1.01%
2000 25.48% 0.93%
1999 24.55% 0.96%
1998 23.60% 0.90%
1997 22.70% 0.86%
1996 21.84% 0.77%
1995 21.07% 0.78%
1994 20.29% 0.84%
1993 19.45% 0.94%
1992 18.51% 0.96%
1991 17.55% 17.55%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%