International statistics Basic indicators: Eritrea

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022121,041
GDP, current prices bn US$20222.4
GDP per capita, current prices US$2022651
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20222.6
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20227.4
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP200914.1
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP200921.8
Gross value added: Services % of GDP200963.0
Population 1,00020233,470.4
Population, female % of total202350.7
Population density inhab. per km2202228
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202338.7
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20234.2
Fertility rate, total births per woman20233.71
Life expectancy at birth - men years202366.5
Life expectancy at birth - women years202370.7
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20221
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants202010
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202326
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202239
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202231
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants2016327
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20062.1
Labour force participation rate %202478.2
Labour force 1,00020241,710
Self-employed persons %202376.3
Unemployment rate %20245.6
Youth unemployment rate %20249.4
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$2014680
Agricultural land % of land area202262.7
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20225.7
Forest area % of land area20228.7
Exports of goods and services % of GDP201118.2
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201938
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20162.00
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2022290
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.12
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20222.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202259.1
Internet users per 100 inhab.202320.0
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20220.2
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202331.5

As at 22 May 2025

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