Eritrea Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Eritrea youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 11.09%, a 0.22% decline from 2021.
  • Eritrea youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 11.31%, a 0.96% decline from 2020.
  • Eritrea youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 12.26%, a 2.46% increase from 2019.
  • Eritrea youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 9.81%, a 0.02% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Somalia 35.63%
Haiti 34.03%
Yemen 25.64%
Syrian Arab Republic 22.12%
Nepal 20.60%
Comoros 20.27%
South Sudan 19.21%
Rwanda 17.41%
Tajikistan 17.41%
Zimbabwe 12.37%
Eritrea 11.09%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Togo 9.81%
Democratic Republic of Congo 9.29%
Burkina Faso 8.47%
Gambia 8.06%
Mozambique 8.05%
Guinea 7.89%
Malawi 7.73%
North Korea 6.94%
Uganda 6.58%
Ethiopia 6.33%
Senegal 4.78%
Guinea-Bissau 4.57%
Mali 4.49%
Tanzania 4.26%
Benin 4.18%
Sierra Leone 4.15%
Madagascar 3.95%
Liberia 3.08%
Chad 1.88%
Burundi 1.55%
Niger 0.71%
Eritrea Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 11.09% -0.22%
2021 11.31% -0.96%
2020 12.26% 2.46%
2019 9.81% -0.02%
2018 9.82% -0.32%
2017 10.14% -0.02%
2016 10.16% -0.02%
2015 10.18% 0.16%
2014 10.02% 0.01%
2013 10.01% -0.15%
2012 10.16% -0.22%
2011 10.37% -0.34%
2010 10.71% 0.53%
2009 10.18% 0.13%
2008 10.05% -0.11%
2007 10.17% 0.04%
2006 10.12% 0.00%
2005 10.12% 0.10%
2004 10.02% -0.09%
2003 10.11% 0.05%
2002 10.06% 0.10%
2001 9.96% 0.18%
2000 9.79% 0.03%
1999 9.76% 0.11%
1998 9.65% 0.12%
1997 9.54% 0.25%
1996 9.28% 0.02%
1995 9.26% -0.17%
1994 9.44% 0.00%
1993 9.44% 0.03%
1992 9.41% 0.15%
1991 9.26% 0.15%