Eritrea — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1991–2025 · 35 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
In Eritrea, the unemployment rate reading was 5.98% in 2025, compared with 5.95% in 2024. The period change was +0.03 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 5.99%.
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- Annual data, 1991–2025
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.98 % |
| 2024 | 5.95 % |
| 2023 | 5.91 % |
| 2022 | 6.03 % |
| 2021 | 6.49 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 6.38 % |
| 2019 | 5.81 % |
| 2018 | 5.76 % |
| 2017 | 5.8 % |
| 2016 | 5.77 % |