Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 68.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Eritrea, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 68.5% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Eritrea peaked at 74.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 2020.
That places Eritrea 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, total (%) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.6% | — |
| 1991 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 73.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 71.6% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 72.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 71.6% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 71.4% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 69.0% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 68.1% | 68.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Eritrea?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Eritrea was 68.5% 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, total (%) recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 2020.
- How does Eritrea rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Eritrea ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, total (%) (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.