Time-related underemployment, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Time-related underemployment, male was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
In 2024, time-related underemployment, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.9% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 7.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 85th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.1% | — |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +40.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -47.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -24.9% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 25% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 82 Germany 0.9% compare
- 83 Macau, China 0.9% compare
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
- 86 Senegal 0.9% compare
- 87 Russian Federation 0.8% compare
- 88 Angola 0.8% compare
More gender data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 372.3 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,642 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,642 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7178 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 12,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.9% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 85th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.