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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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
20255.98 %
20245.95 %
20235.91 %
20226.03 %
20216.49 %
5 earlier values, back to 2016
20206.38 %
20195.81 %
20185.76 %
20175.8 %
20165.77 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.