Eritrea Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Eritrea labor force participation rate for 2022 was 68.26%, a 0.73% increase from 2021.
  • Eritrea labor force participation rate for 2021 was 67.53%, a 0.45% decline from 2020.
  • Eritrea labor force participation rate for 2020 was 67.98%, a 1.12% decline from 2019.
  • Eritrea labor force participation rate for 2019 was 69.10%, a 0.37% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 72.70%
Ethiopia 70.01%
Tanzania 69.17%
Eritrea 68.26%
North Korea 66.36%
Niger 62.06%
South Sudan 61.07%
Mozambique 60.95%
Malawi 54.94%
Liberia 54.89%
Mali 54.41%
Uganda 53.42%
Burundi 52.93%
Central African Republic 50.83%
Burkina Faso 50.50%
Zimbabwe 49.75%
Gambia 41.11%
Rwanda 40.85%
Chad 38.16%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.52%
Haiti 34.96%
Guinea-Bissau 34.89%
Benin 32.83%
Sierra Leone 31.45%
Senegal 30.47%
Nepal 29.05%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.26%
Yemen 26.52%
Guinea 26.46%
Tajikistan 25.51%
Togo 24.47%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.69%
Eritrea Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 68.26% 0.73%
2021 67.53% -0.45%
2020 67.98% -1.12%
2019 69.10% -0.37%
2018 69.46% -0.15%
2017 69.62% -0.15%
2016 69.77% -0.33%
2015 70.10% 0.62%
2014 69.48% 0.72%
2013 68.76% 0.81%
2012 67.95% 0.92%
2011 67.03% 1.04%
2010 65.99% 0.45%
2009 65.54% 0.38%
2008 65.16% 0.26%
2007 64.90% 0.17%
2006 64.73% 0.09%
2005 64.65% -1.70%
2004 66.34% -1.87%
2003 68.21% -1.98%
2002 70.19% -2.09%
2001 72.27% -2.18%
2000 74.45% -0.80%
1999 75.24% -0.87%
1998 76.11% -0.80%
1997 76.91% -0.64%
1996 77.55% -0.48%
1995 78.04% 0.66%
1994 77.37% 0.79%
1993 76.59% 0.87%
1992 75.72% 0.94%
1991 74.78% 1.00%
1990 73.78% 1.00%