Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 65.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Eritrea, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Eritrea is 65.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Eritrea peaked at 70.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2020.
Eritrea ranks 13th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.5% | — |
| 1991 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 69.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 67.8% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2% | 67.8% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 67.6% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 65.8% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 64.7% | 65.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Eritrea?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Eritrea was 65.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2020.
- How does Eritrea rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Eritrea ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.