ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 16.7 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 16.7 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 26.9 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.8 %, in 2020.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 79th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.9 % | — |
| 1992 | 26.3 % | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 26 % | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 25.9 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.8 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.6 % | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 25.2 % | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 24.8 % | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 24.3 % | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 23.8 % | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 23.4 % | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 23 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 22.6 % | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 22.2 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 21.7 % | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 21 % | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 21.8 % | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 22.4 % | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 20.9 % | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 20.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.8 % | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 20 % | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 18.1 % | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 19 % | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 19 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 % | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 16.7 % | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 19 % | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 12.8 % | -32.6% |
| 2021 | 18.6 % | +45.3% |
| 2022 | 18 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 17.6 % | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 17.1 % | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 16.7 % | -2.3% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 16.7 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.75 %, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 16.7 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2 %, 4.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +45.3% | 12.8 % | 18.6 % |
| 2020 | -32.6% | 19 % | 12.8 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.81 % | 24.8 % | 26.9 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.62 % | 21 % | 24.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.53 % | 16.7 % | 21.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8 % | 12.8 % | 18.6 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More agriculture & rural data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 452.22 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4731 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 16.7 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 % in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 79th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.