Eritrea Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Eritrea youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 10.01%, a 0.09% decline from 2022.
  • Eritrea youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 10.10%, a 0.73% decline from 2021.
  • Eritrea youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 10.83%, a 0.17% decline from 2020.
  • Eritrea youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.00%, a 1.1% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 36.80%
Somalia 34.28%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.52%
Yemen 32.66%
Rwanda 21.97%
Nepal 20.36%
South Sudan 18.27%
Afghanistan 18.08%
Tajikistan 16.90%
Zimbabwe 14.29%
Comoros 10.89%
Central African Republic 10.71%
Gambia 10.64%
Eritrea 10.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.60%
Burkina Faso 7.96%
Mozambique 7.58%
Guinea 7.27%
North Korea 7.09%
Malawi 6.76%
Ethiopia 5.58%
Madagascar 5.51%
Uganda 4.50%
Senegal 4.12%
Mali 4.11%
Guinea-Bissau 4.04%
Benin 3.89%
Sierra Leone 3.57%
Tanzania 3.49%
Togo 3.27%
Liberia 2.26%
Burundi 1.72%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.84%
Eritrea Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 10.01% -0.09%
2022 10.10% -0.73%
2021 10.83% -0.17%
2020 11.00% 1.10%
2019 9.90% 0.01%
2018 9.89% -0.35%
2017 10.24% 0.04%
2016 10.20% 0.01%
2015 10.19% 0.18%
2014 10.01% 0.01%
2013 10.00% -0.12%
2012 10.12% -0.25%
2011 10.37% -0.28%
2010 10.65% 0.26%
2009 10.39% 0.17%
2008 10.22% -0.11%
2007 10.32% 0.04%
2006 10.29% -0.06%
2005 10.35% 0.06%
2004 10.29% -0.17%
2003 10.46% 0.01%
2002 10.46% 0.08%
2001 10.37% 0.18%
2000 10.19% 0.06%
1999 10.13% 0.16%
1998 9.97% 0.16%
1997 9.81% 0.19%
1996 9.61% -0.07%
1995 9.69% -0.22%
1994 9.91% 0.03%
1993 9.89% 0.09%
1992 9.79% 0.21%
1991 9.59% 0.21%