Long-term unemployment rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In 2025, 9.1% of the labour force in Bosnia and Herzegovina had been unemployed for at least a year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2025
9.1%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.9%
Position in 2025
1st of 34
Long-term unemployment rate 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 | 9.1% | 1.9% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | 2.8% |
| 2020 | – | 2.4% |
| 2019 | – | 2.7% |
| 2018 | – | 3.1% |
| 2017 | – | 3.7% |
| 2016 | – | 4.3% |
| 2015 | – | 4.9% |
| 2014 | – | 5.4% |
| 2013 | – | 5.4% |
| 2012 | – | 4.9% |
| 2011 | – | 4.3% |
| 2010 | – | 4.0% |
| 2009 | – | 3.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 9.0% in 2024.
- Since 2021, when it was 13.4%, the figure has changed by −4.3 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 1.9%.
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
32.5%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
59.5%
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
45.2%
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
11.4%
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Usual weekly working hours
41.2 hours per week
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