Employment-to-population ratio in Eritrea
The ILO estimates that 73.7% of people aged 15 and over in Eritrea were employed in 2025.
Eritrea, 2025
73.7%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
15th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Eritrea over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.7% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 73.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 74.6%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Eritrea has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Eritrea
All statistics for Eritrea
Labour force participation
78.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
10.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
72.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
55.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
12.7%
2025 · World Bank