Gender in Eritrea 182 indicators covering gender for Eritrea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,428 2030 up 7.4% 109th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year 2030 up 1,035.9% 26th Population 2,575 2030 up 31.3% 137th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,575 2030 up 31.3% 137th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year 2030 down 2.7% 41st Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 2025 up 8.2% 104th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 2025 up 8.3% 104th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 2025 up 5.4% 105th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 2025 up 5.5% 106th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 2025 up 3.1% 106th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 47,925 2025 up 3.3% 108th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 45,991 2025 up 1.2% 107th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,065 2025 up 1.5% 109th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 45,157 2025 down 0.2% 109th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 46,168 2025 up 0.0% 111th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 44,390 2025 down 1.4% 110th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 45,359 2025 down 1.1% 111th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 21.57 2027 up 2.7% 176th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.151 2025 down 3.8% 174th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.03 2025 up 36.4% 174th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.075 2025 down 51.0% 174th Women's Political Participation Index 0.327 2025 up 13.9% 166th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.151 2025 down 3.8% 174th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.151 2025 down 3.8% 174th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -5.03 % change on previous year 2025 — 163rd Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.151 2025 down 3.8% 174th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 5.8% 2024 up 58.7% 190th Prevalence of obesity, male 2.6% 2024 up 97.8% 192nd Life expectancy at age 60, female 19.17 years 2024 up 4.9% 156th Life expectancy at age 60, male 18.49 years 2024 up 9.6% 107th Share of women who are obese 5.8% 2024 up 58.8% 193rd Share of women who are overweight or obese 16.0% 2024 up 22.5% 196th Share of overweight men vs. women 12.4% 2024 up 36.0% 198th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 75.4% 2024 up 8.3% 162nd Share of women who are married or in a union 17.5% 2010 down 36.4% 34th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 52.7% 9th Population, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year 2024 up 177.6% 58th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 80.5% 21st Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women, Business and the Law Index 69.38 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 138th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 10.7% 38th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 28.64 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.8% 145th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 7.8% 151st Labor force, female 840,987 2025 up 23.4% 121st Labor force, female, per capita 0.2332 units per person 2025 up 6.3% 55th Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 51.2% 5th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 55.5% 8th Page 1 of 4 Next →