Labor force (15-64 years), female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 1.49 million in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Eritrea, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-64 years), female in Eritrea stood at 1.49 million. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Eritrea peaked at 1.49 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 618,000, in 1994.
Eritrea ranks 31st of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 648,100 | 618,000 | 719,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million | 895,046 | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million | 1.44 million | 1.49 million | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Eritrea
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 65.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 68.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), female in Eritrea?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Eritrea was 1.49 million in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 618,000 in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Eritrea ranks 31st out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.