Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 53.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea stood at 53.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea peaked at 61.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.9% | — |
| 1992 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 59.4% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 54.3% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 53.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 53.1% | -0.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 53.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 53.1%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 53.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.2% | 54.2% | 61.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 52.9% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 53.8% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.1% | 55.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 14 Haiti 58.2% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 56.4% compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 54.7% compare
- 18 Zambia 51.6% compare
- 19 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 50.6% compare
- 20 Afghanistan 50.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea was 53.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).