Eritrea Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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 10.26%, a 0.99% decline from 2021.
  • Eritrea youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 11.25%, a 0.11% decline from 2020.
  • Eritrea youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.36%, a 1.15% increase from 2019.
  • Eritrea youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 10.21%, a 0% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Eritrea Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 10.26% -0.99%
2021 11.25% -0.11%
2020 11.36% 1.15%
2019 10.21% 0.00%
2018 10.20% -0.35%
2017 10.55% 0.02%
2016 10.53% 0.05%
2015 10.49% 0.16%
2014 10.33% -0.02%
2013 10.35% -0.13%
2012 10.47% -0.28%
2011 10.76% -0.29%
2010 11.05% 0.24%
2009 10.81% 0.19%
2008 10.62% -0.12%
2007 10.73% 0.04%
2006 10.70% -0.04%
2005 10.74% 0.08%
2004 10.66% -0.16%
2003 10.82% 0.02%
2002 10.80% 0.08%
2001 10.72% 0.18%
2000 10.55% 0.07%
1999 10.47% 0.19%
1998 10.29% 0.18%
1997 10.10% 0.16%
1996 9.94% -0.12%
1995 10.06% -0.29%
1994 10.35% 0.03%
1993 10.31% 0.10%
1992 10.21% 0.24%
1991 9.97% 9.97%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%