Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Eritrea's unemployment rate stands at 5.98% as of 2025-12-31, up from 5.95% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Eritrea's unemployment rate was 5.98%, up from 5.95% in 2024.
In 2024, Eritrea's unemployment rate was 5.95%, up from 5.91% in 2023.
In 2023, Eritrea's unemployment rate was 5.91%, down from 6.03% in 2022.
In 2022, Eritrea's unemployment rate was 6.03%, down from 6.49% in 2021.
In 2021, Eritrea's unemployment rate was 6.49%, up from 6.38% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.98% | +0.031% |
| 2024 | 5.95% | +0.038% |
| 2023 | 5.91% | -0.124% |
| 2022 | 6.03% | -0.456% |
| 2021 | 6.49% | +0.114% |
| 2020 | 6.38% | +0.563% |
| 2019 | 5.81% | +0.056% |
| 2018 | 5.76% | -0.048% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +0.032% |
| 2016 | 5.77% | +0.021% |
| 2015 | 5.75% | +0.114% |
| 2014 | 5.64% | +0.013% |
| 2013 | 5.62% | -0.068% |
| 2012 | 5.69% | -0.109% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -0.053% |
| 2010 | 5.85% | +0.097% |
| 2009 | 5.76% | +0.074% |
| 2008 | 5.68% | -0.036% |
| 2007 | 5.72% | +0.012% |
| 2006 | 5.71% | -0.014% |
| 2005 | 5.72% | +0.017% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -0.086% |
| 2003 | 5.79% | -0.004% |
| 2002 | 5.79% | +0.054% |
| 2001 | 5.74% | +0.084% |
| 2000 | 5.66% | +0.052% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +0.103% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +0.101% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +0.09% |
| 1996 | 5.31% | -0.039% |
| 1995 | 5.35% | -0.097% |
| 1994 | 5.45% | +0.059% |
| 1993 | 5.39% | +0.09% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +0.168% |
| 1991 | 5.13% | — |
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Eritrea's unemployment rate is 5.98% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.95% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.49% (2021); the lowest is 5.13% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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