Work & Labour in Eritrea 200 indicators covering work & labour for Eritrea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.278 % change on previous year 2100 down 33.7% 46th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.291 % change on previous year 2100 down 30.9% 46th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2652 % change on previous year 2100 down 36.4% 47th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0037 % change on previous year 2050 down 99.3% 49th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year 2050 down 16.6% 33rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,776 1000 No 2050 up 31.1% 111th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,830 1000 No 2050 up 2.3% 76th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,254 1000 No 2100 up 3.1% 105th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,190 1000 No 2100 up 3.3% 106th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,444 1000 No 2100 up 3.2% 105th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2011 down 52.7% 9th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita 0.001 1000 No per person 2025 unchanged 26th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2011 down 52.4% 9th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 up 0.3% 111th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2011 down 53.1% 9th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 down 0.3% 70th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2011 down 58.7% 3rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0009 1000 No per person 2025 down 3.5% 2nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2011 down 39.3% 2nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0007 1000 No per person 2025 up 25.5% 69th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 513.98 2027 up 33.7% 153rd Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 78.43 2027 down 0.7% 13th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,868 2027 up 29.2% 129th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 6.03 2027 up 4.0% 78th Labour dependency ratio 1.14 2027 down 13.1% 117th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 5,109 2027 up 1.7% 178th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,541 2027 up 1.7% 182nd Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 73.69 2027 down 1.0% 15th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.59 % change on previous year 2027 up 71.3% 51st Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year 2027 up 188.9% 31st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square 0.0286 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 12.8% 150th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square 0.0141 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 13.1% 150th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 12.5% 150th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 12.2% 95th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0207 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 45.8% 143rd Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.3% 2025 down 1.1% 13th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.1% 2025 down 1.5% 15th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.6% 2025 up 0.8% 48th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 72.8% 2025 down 0.7% 12th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 80.9% 2025 down 0.8% 19th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.8% 2025 down 1.4% 19th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 76.2% 2025 down 0.4% 27th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 68.5% 2025 down 2.9% 12th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 71.6% 2025 down 3.3% 10th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 65.3% 2025 down 2.5% 13th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 12.2% 176th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 6.6% 76th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 86.6% 2025 up 0.8% 48th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 47.6% 23rd Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 51.2% 5th Employment 1,658 2025 up 23.6% 131st Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 1,658 2025 up 23.6% 131st Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 10.2% 2025 up 2.1% 113th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.2% 2025 up 1.6% 123rd Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 11.4% 2025 up 2.4% 106th Employment in services (% of total employment) 31.8% 2025 up 6.7% 172nd Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 29.2% 2025 up 6.7% 176th Page 1 of 4 Next →