Labour Force (Total) fell 2.72% to 1.17 mil in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina reached an all time high of 1.60 mil in 1991 and an all time low of 1.17 mil in 2021. When compared to Bosnia and Herzegovina's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Croatia amounted to 1.74 mil, 25.0 mil in Italy, 0.277 mil in Montenegro and 3.18 mil in Serbia in 2021.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ranked 138th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | mil | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | mil | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | mil | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | mil | 1.90 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.79 | 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 4.61 | 4.67 | 4.71 | 4.74 | 4.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | mil | 0.272 | 0.277 | 0.278 | 0.285 | 0.292 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | mil | 9.11 | 8.92 | 9.06 | 9.00 | 8.97 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | mil | 3.14 | 3.23 | 3.25 | 3.27 | 3.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | 1.01 | 0.994 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 4.81 | 4.89 | 4.92 | 4.96 | 4.97 |
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