ERI Eritrea development indicators, 2022

Indicator
Eritrea
Eritrea
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 76.1
CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) 1.5
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average (1=low to 6=high) 2.6
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high) 2.1
CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high) 1.2
IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high) 1.8
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 70.9
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 84.7
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) 47.0
Labor force, total 1,738,165
Merchandise exports (current US$) 719,000,000
Merchandise imports (current US$) 1,431,000,000
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 71.1
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) 15.1
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 39.2
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 56.8
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 4.0
Population growth (annual %) 1.7
Population, female (% of total population) 50.7
Population, total 3,684,032
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 119
Refugee population by country or territory of origin 508,291
Rural population 2,113,713
Rural population (% of total population) 57.4
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 0.0
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 7.4
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 5.9
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 6.6
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) 12.4
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) 10.0
Urban population 1,570,319
Urban population (% of total population) 42.6