Eritrea - Labor force participation rate

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eritrea was 58.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 72.75 in 1995, while its lowest value was 58.41 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 68.40
1991 69.27
1992 70.17
1993 71.10
1994 72.09
1995 72.75
1996 72.43
1997 71.96
1998 71.31
1999 70.64
2000 70.00
2001 68.54
2002 67.19
2003 65.92
2004 64.79
2005 63.75
2006 63.68
2007 63.66
2008 63.58
2009 63.69
2010 63.82
2011 64.37
2012 64.81
2013 65.10
2014 65.78
2015 65.91
2016 65.69
2017 65.42
2018 65.42
2019 65.19
2020 58.41

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eritrea was 67.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 84.02 in 1995, while its lowest value was 67.45 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 78.81
1991 79.91
1992 80.99
1993 82.06
1994 83.18
1995 84.02
1996 83.70
1997 83.20
1998 82.49
1999 81.72
2000 80.97
2001 78.90
2002 76.82
2003 74.76
2004 72.77
2005 70.86
2006 70.78
2007 70.78
2008 70.75
2009 70.97
2010 71.25
2011 72.23
2012 73.01
2013 73.56
2014 74.51
2015 74.84
2016 74.46
2017 74.10
2018 74.03
2019 73.67
2020 67.45

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eritrea was 62.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 78.36 in 1995, while its lowest value was 62.98 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 73.63
1991 74.61
1992 75.59
1993 76.58
1994 77.62
1995 78.36
1996 78.04
1997 77.55
1998 76.88
1999 76.16
2000 75.47
2001 73.71
2002 72.01
2003 70.35
2004 68.80
2005 67.32
2006 67.25
2007 67.24
2008 67.18
2009 67.34
2010 67.55
2011 68.31
2012 68.94
2013 69.36
2014 70.19
2015 70.42
2016 70.12
2017 69.80
2018 69.77
2019 69.48
2020 62.98

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eritrea was 74.92 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 75.09 in 2017, while its lowest value was 72.30 in 2004.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 74.42
1991 74.25
1992 74.01
1993 73.71
1994 73.36
1995 73.08
1996 73.09
1997 73.08
1998 73.05
1999 72.97
2000 72.85
2001 72.70
2002 72.51
2003 72.36
2004 72.30
2005 72.38
2006 72.68
2007 73.03
2008 73.44
2009 73.80
2010 74.14
2011 74.45
2012 74.72
2013 74.95
2014 74.91
2015 74.99
2016 75.03
2017 75.09
2018 75.00
2019 74.92

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eritrea was 87.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 91.94 in 1995, while its lowest value was 81.96 in 2005.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 90.43
1991 90.97
1992 91.41
1993 91.71
1994 91.82
1995 91.94
1996 91.44
1997 90.81
1998 90.11
1999 89.37
2000 88.67
2001 86.99
2002 85.44
2003 84.09
2004 82.89
2005 81.96
2006 82.37
2007 82.86
2008 83.53
2009 84.14
2010 84.80
2011 85.76
2012 86.64
2013 87.48
2014 87.80
2015 88.40
2016 88.21
2017 88.21
2018 87.95
2019 87.60

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eritrea was 81.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 82.66 in 1992, while its lowest value was 77.13 in 2005.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 82.40
1991 82.58
1992 82.66
1993 82.64
1994 82.50
1995 82.40
1996 82.15
1997 81.84
1998 81.48
1999 81.07
2000 80.67
2001 79.77
2002 78.91
2003 78.17
2004 77.55
2005 77.13
2006 77.49
2007 77.90
2008 78.44
2009 78.93
2010 79.42
2011 80.06
2012 80.64
2013 81.18
2014 81.32
2015 81.66
2016 81.59
2017 81.63
2018 81.46
2019 81.25

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eritrea was 70.18 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 73.62 in 2005, while its lowest value was 67.95 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 72.32
1991 72.20
1992 72.08
1993 71.98
1994 71.89
1995 71.82
1996 71.89
1997 71.98
1998 72.08
1999 72.19
2000 72.30
2001 72.59
2002 72.87
2003 73.13
2004 73.39
2005 73.62
2006 73.61
2007 73.59
2008 73.56
2009 73.50
2010 73.44
2011 73.30
2012 73.17
2013 73.06
2014 72.96
2015 72.87
2016 72.92
2017 72.94
2018 72.96
2019 73.00
2020 67.95
2021 70.18

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eritrea was 83.93 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 86.41 in 2005, while its lowest value was 79.05 in 1995.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 81.38
1991 80.84
1992 80.33
1993 79.85
1994 79.42
1995 79.05
1996 79.32
1997 79.68
1998 80.12
1999 80.58
2000 81.01
2001 82.20
2002 83.34
2003 84.42
2004 85.46
2005 86.41
2006 86.36
2007 86.27
2008 86.13
2009 85.92
2010 85.67
2011 85.09
2012 84.59
2013 84.15
2014 83.76
2015 83.43
2016 83.61
2017 83.69
2018 83.78
2019 83.98
2020 82.29
2021 83.93

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eritrea was 83.62 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 90.85 in 1995, while its lowest value was 82.58 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 88.87
1991 89.31
1992 89.73
1993 90.14
1994 90.52
1995 90.85
1996 90.63
1997 90.33
1998 89.97
1999 89.59
2000 89.25
2001 88.31
2002 87.43
2003 86.63
2004 85.88
2005 85.20
2006 85.24
2007 85.30
2008 85.40
2009 85.55
2010 85.73
2011 86.14
2012 86.50
2013 86.82
2014 87.10
2015 87.35
2016 87.21
2017 87.15
2018 87.08
2019 86.93
2020 82.58
2021 83.62

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eritrea was 76.83 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 81.18 in 1995, while its lowest value was 75.18 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 80.54
1991 80.68
1992 80.82
1993 80.95
1994 81.07
1995 81.18
1996 81.10
1997 81.00
1998 80.88
1999 80.75
2000 80.64
2001 80.33
2002 80.04
2003 79.79
2004 79.55
2005 79.34
2006 79.35
2007 79.37
2008 79.40
2009 79.45
2010 79.50
2011 79.63
2012 79.75
2013 79.85
2014 79.94
2015 80.02
2016 79.98
2017 79.96
2018 79.94
2019 79.89
2020 75.18
2021 76.83

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure