Labor force, female, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2332 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Eritrea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Eritrea is 0.2332 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.2332 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2123 units per person, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 55th 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, female, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2144 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.214 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2132 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2136 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2138 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.217 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2188 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2155 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2133 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2128 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2123 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.213 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2147 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2172 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2194 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2194 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2185 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2176 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2182 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.219 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2192 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2199 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2203 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2205 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2201 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2194 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2192 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2194 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2204 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2218 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.221 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2251 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2277 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2295 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2314 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2332 units per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2146 units per person | 0.2128 units per person | 0.2188 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2169 units per person | 0.2123 units per person | 0.2194 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.22 units per person | 0.2192 units per person | 0.2218 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.228 units per person | 0.221 units per person | 0.2332 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 52 United States Virgin Islands 0.2357 units per person compare
- 53 Malta 0.2336 units per person compare
- 54 United States of America 0.2334 units per person compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 0.232 units per person compare
- 57 Czechia 0.2316 units per person compare
- 58 Israel 0.2302 units per person compare
More gender data for Eritrea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,428 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 47,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 45,991 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Eritrea?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Eritrea was 0.2332 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2332 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2123 units per person in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female 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, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.