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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Eritrea's labour force participation stands at 78.35% as of 2025-12-31, up from 78.34% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Eritrea's labour force participation was 78.35%, up from 78.34% in 2024.
In 2024, Eritrea's labour force participation was 78.34%, down from 78.35% in 2023.
In 2023, Eritrea's labour force participation was 78.35%, down from 78.35% in 2022.
In 2022, Eritrea's labour force participation was 78.35%, up from 77.95% in 2021.
In 2021, Eritrea's labour force participation was 77.95%, up from 77.51% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.35% | +0.01% |
| 2024 | 78.34% | -0.01% |
| 2023 | 78.35% | -0.002% |
| 2022 | 78.35% | +0.401% |
| 2021 | 77.95% | +0.44% |
| 2020 | 77.51% | -0.879% |
| 2019 | 78.39% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.69% | -0.308% |
| 2017 | 79% | -0.084% |
| 2016 | 79.08% | -0.125% |
| 2015 | 79.21% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.11% | -0.212% |
| 2013 | 79.32% | -0.043% |
| 2012 | 79.36% | -0.154% |
| 2011 | 79.51% | -0.189% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | -0.111% |
| 2009 | 79.81% | -0.158% |
| 2008 | 79.97% | -0.069% |
| 2007 | 80.04% | +0.002% |
| 2006 | 80.04% | +0.047% |
| 2005 | 79.99% | -0.033% |
| 2004 | 80.03% | -0.201% |
| 2003 | 80.23% | -0.21% |
| 2002 | 80.44% | -0.184% |
| 2001 | 80.62% | -0.14% |
| 2000 | 80.76% | +0.037% |
| 1999 | 80.72% | +0.075% |
| 1998 | 80.65% | +0.169% |
| 1997 | 80.48% | +0.233% |
| 1996 | 80.25% | -0.158% |
| 1995 | 80.4% | -0.265% |
| 1994 | 80.67% | -0.151% |
| 1993 | 80.82% | -0.142% |
| 1992 | 80.96% | -0.013% |
| 1991 | 80.98% | -0.028% |
| 1990 | 81% | — |
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Eritrea's labour force participation is 78.35% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 78.34% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 81% (1990); the lowest is 77.51% (2020), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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