Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 2.19% to 76.8% in Eritrea in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Eritrea reached an all time high of 81.2% in 1995 and an all time low of 75.2% in 2020. When compared to Eritrea's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Djibouti amounted to 31.4%, 33.8% in Somalia, 48.0% in Sudan and 36.8% in Yemen in 2021.
Eritrea has been ranked 12th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+).
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Chad | % | 61.5% | 61.0% | 60.4% | 59.9% | 59.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.3% | 32.2% | 32.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 47.0% | 46.7% | 45.0% | 43.3% | 42.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 79.9% | 79.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 81.0% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.8% | 80.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 74.3% | 74.4% | 74.3% | 74.1% | 74.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 69.7% | 70.8% | 71.0% | 71.1% | 71.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 54.0% | 55.0% | 54.9% | 55.9% | 58.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 73.9% | 73.8% | 73.8% | 73.7% | 73.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 36.6% | 36.8% | 36.9% | 37.0% | 37.1% |
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