Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The unemployment rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 12.2% of the labour force in 2025.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2025
12.2%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.0%
Position in 2025
1st of 34
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Bosnia and Herzegovina over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bosnia and Herzegovina | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.2% | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | – | 7.2% |
| 2019 | – | 6.8% |
| 2018 | – | 7.4% |
| 2017 | – | 8.3% |
| 2016 | – | 9.3% |
| 2015 | – | 10.2% |
| 2014 | – | 11.0% |
| 2013 | – | 11.6% |
| 2012 | – | 11.1% |
| 2011 | – | 10.1% |
| 2010 | – | 10.1% |
| 2009 | – | 9.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 12.6% in 2024.
- Since 2021, when it was 17.4%, the figure has changed by −5.2 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.
More for Bosnia and Herzegovina
All statistics for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
32.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
9.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
11.4%
August 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
11.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
59.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
45.2%
2025 · Eurostat