Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 71.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Eritrea, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Eritrea stood at 71.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Eritrea peaked at 78.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2021.
Eritrea ranks 10th 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, male (%) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.9% | — |
| 1991 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 77.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 77.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.2% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 75.4% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 76.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 77.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 78.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 76.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 71.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 71.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.4% | 75.4% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 75.1% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 72.2% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 71.5% | 72.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Eritrea?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Eritrea was 71.6% 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, male (%) recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2021.
- How does Eritrea rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Eritrea ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, male (%) (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.