Total employment, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Total employment, female was 1.22 million ages 15+ in 2011. β² Rising
Total employment, female in Eritrea, 1991β2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, female in Eritrea is 1.22 million ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Eritrea peaked at 1.22 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 588,233 ages 15+, in 1994.
Eritrea ranks 31st of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 617,728 ages 15+ | 588,233 ages 15+ | 682,658 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 947,821 ages 15+ | 730,046 ages 15+ | 1.14 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million ages 15+ | 1.18 million ages 15+ | 1.22 million ages 15+ | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Eritrea
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 5,776 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 3,830 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 4,254 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 4,190 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 8,444 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0007 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0207 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Eritrea?
- Total employment, female in Eritrea was 1.22 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 588,233 ages 15+ in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for total employment, female?
- Eritrea ranks 31st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.