Employment by status in Eritrea
Eritrea: Employment by status was 47.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Eritrea, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 47.4% for employment by status in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Eritrea peaked at 47.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1991.
That places Eritrea 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Employment by status in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.0% | — |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 47.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.4%, 2.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 47.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.5%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.0% | 44.0% | 46.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 46.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 46.3% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.4% | 47.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More work & labour data for Eritrea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.291 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0037 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,776 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,830 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,254 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,190 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,444 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Eritrea?
- Employment by status in Eritrea was 47.4% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for employment by status?
- Eritrea ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.