Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Eritrea

Female labor force participation rate in Eritrea in 2025 — 72.84%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.61 pp.

2025 72.84% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 12of 182
Period maximum 74.44%1990
Period minimum 71.99%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Eritrea, 1990–2025717273747519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 74.44%1991: 74.38%1992: 74.3%1993: 74.27%1994: 74.24%1995: 74.27%1996: 74.31%1997: 74.27%1998: 74.21%1999: 74.15%2000: 74.09%2001: 74.07%2002: 74.06%2003: 74.07%2004: 74.08%2005: 74.07%2006: 74.02%2007: 73.96%2008: 73.9%2009: 73.85%2010: 73.78%2011: 73.72%2012: 73.63%2013: 73.56%2014: 73.48%2015: 73.37%2016: 73.27%2017: 73.16%2018: 73.04%2019: 72.93%2020: 71.99%2021: 72.62%2022: 72.85%2023: 72.86%2024: 72.85%2025: 72.84%
Change over the period: −1.61 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 72.84%
World 48.94%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 72.84 −0.02 pp
2024 72.85 −0.01 pp
2023 72.86 +0.01 pp
2022 72.85 +0.23 pp
2021 72.62 +0.63 pp
2020 71.99 −0.94 pp
2019 72.93 −0.11 pp
2018 73.04 −0.12 pp
2017 73.16 −0.11 pp
2016 73.27 −0.1 pp
2015 73.37 −0.1 pp
2014 73.48 −0.08 pp
2013 73.56 −0.07 pp
2012 73.63 −0.08 pp
2011 73.72 −0.07 pp
2010 73.78 −0.06 pp
2009 73.85 −0.06 pp
2008 73.9 −0.05 pp
2007 73.96 −0.07 pp
2006 74.02 −0.04 pp
2005 74.07 −0.02 pp
2004 74.08 +0.01 pp
2003 74.07 +0.01 pp
2002 74.06 −0.01 pp
2001 74.07 −0.02 pp
2000 74.09 −0.06 pp
1999 74.15 −0.06 pp
1998 74.21 −0.06 pp
1997 74.27 −0.04 pp
1996 74.31 +0.04 pp
1995 74.27 +0.03 pp
1994 74.24 −0.03 pp
1993 74.27 −0.03 pp
1992 74.3 −0.08 pp
1991 74.38 −0.06 pp
1990 74.44

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.