Labor force, total, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.489 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Eritrea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.489 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.489 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4423 units per person, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 76th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4492 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4485 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4474 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4482 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4485 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4546 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4581 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4527 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4481 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4446 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4423 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4437 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.447 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4519 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4561 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4564 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4552 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4538 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4557 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4571 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4577 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4587 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4594 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4603 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4588 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4586 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.458 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4589 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4603 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4626 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4619 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4695 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4764 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4804 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4846 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.489 units per person | +0.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.489 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3997 units per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.489 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.45 units per person | 0.4446 units per person | 0.4581 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4519 units per person | 0.4423 units per person | 0.4571 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4593 units per person | 0.4577 units per person | 0.4626 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.477 units per person | 0.4619 units per person | 0.489 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Eritrea?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Eritrea was 0.489 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.489 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4423 units per person in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.