Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 58.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea stood at 58.1%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea peaked at 60.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 1997.
That places Eritrea 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.0% | — |
| 1992 | 58.8% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 54.9% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 55.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 58.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 53.9% | 58.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 54.0% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 56.0% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 58.1% | 60.0% | 6 |
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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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea was 58.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 1997.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.