Research rules
Data protection law in Eritrea: registration and research permits
What a survey team needs to know about personal data and survey authorization in Eritrea.
Summary for planning; confirm requirements with the regulator before fieldwork.
Status
no law identified
Data protection law
none identified
Survey permits
no formal research permit regime; independent field research is effectively not permitted
National statistics office
No functional NSO (National Statistics and Evaluation Office defunct)
Note
Eritrea has no census, no DHS or MICS, and no data protection law as of retrieval date.
Eritrea research rules: common questions
Is there a data protection law in Eritrea?
none identified.
Do I need a permit to run a survey in Eritrea?
no formal research permit regime; independent field research is effectively not permitted.
Sources: the regulator and statistics office pages linked above, retrieved 10 Oct 2026. See our methods.