Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Eritrea's youth unemployment rate stands at 10.24% as of 2025-12-31, up from 10.06% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Eritrea's youth unemployment rate was 10.24%, up from 10.06% in 2024.
In 2024, Eritrea's youth unemployment rate was 10.06%, up from 9.97% in 2023.
In 2023, Eritrea's youth unemployment rate was 9.97%, down from 10.19% in 2022.
In 2022, Eritrea's youth unemployment rate was 10.19%, down from 10.98% in 2021.
In 2021, Eritrea's youth unemployment rate was 10.98%, down from 11.1% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.24% | +0.185% |
| 2024 | 10.06% | +0.091% |
| 2023 | 9.97% | -0.221% |
| 2022 | 10.19% | -0.79% |
| 2021 | 10.98% | -0.124% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +1.25% |
| 2019 | 9.85% | +0.043% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -0.187% |
| 2017 | 9.99% | -0.009% |
| 2016 | 10% | -0.036% |
| 2015 | 10.03% | +0.138% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -0.049% |
| 2013 | 9.95% | -0.158% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -0.223% |
| 2011 | 10.33% | -0.143% |
| 2010 | 10.47% | +0.224% |
| 2009 | 10.25% | +0.189% |
| 2008 | 10.06% | -0.091% |
| 2007 | 10.15% | +0.012% |
| 2006 | 10.14% | -0.088% |
| 2005 | 10.22% | -0.011% |
| 2004 | 10.23% | -0.186% |
| 2003 | 10.42% | -0.008% |
| 2002 | 10.43% | +0.057% |
| 2001 | 10.37% | +0.155% |
| 2000 | 10.22% | +0.047% |
| 1999 | 10.17% | +0.144% |
| 1998 | 10.03% | +0.13% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +0.13% |
| 1996 | 9.77% | -0.018% |
| 1995 | 9.78% | -0.105% |
| 1994 | 9.89% | +0.082% |
| 1993 | 9.81% | +0.169% |
| 1992 | 9.64% | +0.268% |
| 1991 | 9.37% | — |
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Eritrea's youth unemployment rate is 10.24% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 10.06% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 11.1% (2020); the lowest is 9.37% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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