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Eritrea Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Eritrea Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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6.49% in 2021

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Eritrea was 6.49% in 2021. The top 5 years were: 2021 (6.49%), 2020 (6.38%), 2022 (6.03%), 2025 (5.98%), 2024 (5.95%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Eritrea Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2021	6.49%
2nd	2020	6.38%
3rd	2022	6.03%
4th	2025	5.98%
5th	2024	5.95%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	5.98%	+0.03pp	109th
2024	5.95%	+0.04pp	115th
2023	5.91%	−0.12pp	114th
2022	6.03%	−0.46pp	113th
2021	6.49%	+0.11pp	106th
2020	6.38%	+0.56pp	96th
2019	5.81%	+0.06pp	108th
2018	5.76%	−0.05pp	105th
2017	5.80%	+0.03pp	97th
2016	5.77%	+0.02pp	92nd
2015	5.75%	+0.11pp	87th
2014	5.64%	+0.01pp	83rd
2013	5.62%	−0.07pp	84th
2012	5.69%	−0.11pp	85th
2011	5.80%	−0.05pp	86th
2010	5.85%	+0.10pp	86th
2009	5.76%	+0.07pp	80th
2008	5.68%	−0.04pp	93rd
2007	5.72%	+0.01pp	93rd
2006	5.71%	−0.01pp	84th
2005	5.72%	+0.02pp	80th
2004	5.70%	−0.09pp	73rd
2003	5.79%	−0.00pp	76th
2002	5.79%	+0.05pp	81st
2001	5.74%	+0.08pp	83rd
2000	5.66%	+0.05pp	78th
1999	5.60%	+0.10pp	71st
1998	5.50%	+0.10pp	75th
1997	5.40%	+0.09pp	72nd
1996	5.31%	−0.04pp	67th
1995	5.35%	−0.10pp	70th
1994	5.45%	+0.06pp	73rd
1993	5.39%	+0.09pp	79th
1992	5.30%	+0.17pp	84th
1991	5.13%	–	85th

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