Labor force, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Labor force, female was 47.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Eritrea, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Eritrea is 47.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Eritrea peaked at 48.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1998.
Eritrea ranks 46th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labor force, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.7% | — |
| 1991 | 47.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 47.6% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 47.9% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 47.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 47.7% | 47.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 47.8% compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 47.7% compare
- 45 Australia 47.7% compare
- 47 Papua New Guinea 47.7% compare
- 48 Ghana 47.6% compare
- 49 New Zealand 47.6% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Eritrea?
- Labor force, female in Eritrea was 47.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1998.
- How does Eritrea rank for labor force, female?
- Eritrea ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.