Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 17.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Eritrea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Eritrea stood at 17.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Eritrea peaked at 22.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2025.
That places Eritrea 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.6% | — |
| 1992 | 22.4% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 17.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 20.1% | 22.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 19.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 18.7% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 18.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Eritrea?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Eritrea was 17.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.