Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 16 Jun 2024 |
The current population of Eritrea is 3,564,408 as of December 03, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Eritrea is projected at 3,817,651, or 3.82 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Eritrea is projected at 3,748,901, or 3.75 million people for the year 2023.
Eritrea ranks 131st in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Eritrea is ranked 40th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2022 | 3,652,541 | 3,684,032 | 62,981 | 1.710 | 0.05 |
2023 | 3,715,522 | 3,748,901 | 66,759 | 1.781 | 0.05 |
2024 | 3,782,281 | 3,817,651 | 70,739 | 1.853 | 0.05 |
2025 | 3,853,020 | 3,889,630 | 73,219 | 1.882 | 0.05 |
2026 | 3,926,239 | 3,963,932 | 75,386 | 1.902 | 0.05 |
2027 | 4,001,625 | 4,040,638 | 78,026 | 1.931 | 0.05 |
2028 | 4,079,651 | 4,119,757 | 80,211 | 1.947 | 0.05 |
2029 | 4,159,862 | 4,200,711 | 81,697 | 1.945 | 0.05 |
2030 | 4,241,559 | 4,283,355 | 83,591 | 1.952 | 0.05 |
2031 | 4,325,150 | 4,367,625 | 84,950 | 1.945 | 0.05 |
2032 | 4,410,100 | 4,453,047 | 85,893 | 1.929 | 0.05 |
2033 | 4,495,993 | 4,539,275 | 86,563 | 1.907 | 0.05 |
2034 | 4,582,556 | 4,625,813 | 86,514 | 1.870 | 0.05 |
2035 | 4,669,070 | 4,712,526 | 86,913 | 1.844 | 0.05 |
2036 | 4,755,983 | 4,799,286 | 86,606 | 1.805 | 0.05 |
2037 | 4,842,589 | 4,885,821 | 86,464 | 1.770 | 0.05 |
2038 | 4,929,053 | 4,972,303 | 86,501 | 1.740 | 0.05 |
2039 | 5,015,554 | 5,058,644 | 86,179 | 1.704 | 0.06 |
2040 | 5,101,733 | 5,144,492 | 85,517 | 1.662 | 0.06 |
2041 | 5,187,250 | 5,229,664 | 84,828 | 1.622 | 0.06 |
2042 | 5,272,078 | 5,314,210 | 84,264 | 1.586 | 0.06 |
2043 | 5,356,342 | 5,398,164 | 83,645 | 1.550 | 0.06 |
2044 | 5,439,987 | 5,481,647 | 83,320 | 1.520 | 0.06 |
2045 | 5,523,307 | 5,564,343 | 82,073 | 1.475 | 0.06 |
2046 | 5,605,380 | 5,646,149 | 81,537 | 1.444 | 0.06 |
2047 | 5,686,917 | 5,726,855 | 79,875 | 1.395 | 0.06 |
2048 | 5,766,792 | 5,806,459 | 79,335 | 1.366 | 0.06 |
2049 | 5,846,127 | 5,885,492 | 78,729 | 1.338 | 0.06 |
2050 | 5,924,856 | 5,964,021 | 78,330 | 1.313 | 0.06 |
2051 | 6,003,186 | 6,042,217 | 78,061 | 1.292 | 0.06 |
2052 | 6,081,247 | 6,119,993 | 77,493 | 1.266 | 0.06 |
2053 | 6,158,740 | 6,197,145 | 76,811 | 1.239 | 0.06 |
2054 | 6,235,551 | 6,273,695 | 76,289 | 1.216 | 0.06 |
2055 | 6,311,840 | 6,349,891 | 76,103 | 1.199 | 0.06 |
2056 | 6,387,943 | 6,425,656 | 75,426 | 1.174 | 0.06 |
2057 | 6,463,369 | 6,501,065 | 75,392 | 1.160 | 0.07 |
2058 | 6,538,761 | 6,575,913 | 74,304 | 1.130 | 0.07 |
2059 | 6,613,065 | 6,649,905 | 73,681 | 1.108 | 0.07 |
2060 | 6,686,746 | 6,723,288 | 73,084 | 1.087 | 0.07 |
2061 | 6,759,830 | 6,795,826 | 71,992 | 1.059 | 0.07 |
2062 | 6,831,822 | 6,867,639 | 71,633 | 1.043 | 0.07 |
2063 | 6,903,455 | 6,939,155 | 71,400 | 1.029 | 0.07 |
2064 | 6,974,855 | 7,009,837 | 69,963 | 0.998 | 0.07 |
2065 | 7,044,818 | 7,079,189 | 68,742 | 0.971 | 0.07 |
2066 | 7,113,560 | 7,147,496 | 67,872 | 0.950 | 0.07 |
2067 | 7,181,432 | 7,214,711 | 66,557 | 0.923 | 0.07 |
2068 | 7,247,989 | 7,280,786 | 65,594 | 0.901 | 0.07 |
2069 | 7,313,583 | 7,345,533 | 63,900 | 0.870 | 0.07 |
2070 | 7,377,483 | 7,408,628 | 62,290 | 0.841 | 0.07 |
2071 | 7,439,773 | 7,470,515 | 61,483 | 0.823 | 0.07 |
2072 | 7,501,256 | 7,531,185 | 59,858 | 0.795 | 0.07 |
2073 | 7,561,114 | 7,590,221 | 58,215 | 0.767 | 0.07 |
2074 | 7,619,329 | 7,647,724 | 56,789 | 0.743 | 0.07 |
2075 | 7,676,118 | 7,703,767 | 55,299 | 0.718 | 0.07 |
2076 | 7,731,417 | 7,758,382 | 53,930 | 0.695 | 0.07 |
2077 | 7,785,347 | 7,811,371 | 52,048 | 0.666 | 0.08 |
2078 | 7,837,395 | 7,862,581 | 50,372 | 0.641 | 0.08 |
2079 | 7,887,767 | 7,912,056 | 48,578 | 0.614 | 0.08 |
2080 | 7,936,345 | 7,959,756 | 46,821 | 0.588 | 0.08 |
2081 | 7,983,166 | 8,005,458 | 44,583 | 0.557 | 0.08 |
2082 | 8,027,749 | 8,049,431 | 43,363 | 0.539 | 0.08 |
2083 | 8,071,112 | 8,091,957 | 41,689 | 0.515 | 0.08 |
2084 | 8,112,801 | 8,132,708 | 39,813 | 0.490 | 0.08 |
2085 | 8,152,614 | 8,171,622 | 38,015 | 0.465 | 0.08 |
2086 | 8,190,629 | 8,208,961 | 36,665 | 0.447 | 0.08 |
2087 | 8,227,294 | 8,244,855 | 35,122 | 0.426 | 0.08 |
2088 | 8,262,416 | 8,279,158 | 33,485 | 0.404 | 0.08 |
2089 | 8,295,901 | 8,311,897 | 31,991 | 0.385 | 0.08 |
2090 | 8,327,892 | 8,343,093 | 30,401 | 0.364 | 0.08 |
2091 | 8,358,293 | 8,372,516 | 28,446 | 0.340 | 0.08 |
2092 | 8,386,739 | 8,400,317 | 27,156 | 0.323 | 0.08 |
2093 | 8,413,895 | 8,426,890 | 25,991 | 0.308 | 0.08 |
2094 | 8,439,886 | 8,452,049 | 24,326 | 0.288 | 0.08 |
2095 | 8,464,212 | 8,475,772 | 23,121 | 0.273 | 0.08 |
2096 | 8,487,333 | 8,498,359 | 22,052 | 0.259 | 0.08 |
2097 | 8,509,385 | 8,519,694 | 20,619 | 0.242 | 0.08 |
2098 | 8,530,004 | 8,539,595 | 19,182 | 0.225 | 0.08 |
2099 | 8,549,186 | 8,558,091 | 17,809 | 0.208 | 0.08 |
2100 | 8,566,995 | 8,575,294 | 16,599 | 0.194 | 0.08 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 816,704 | 822,576 | 11,744 | 1.428 | 0.03 |
1951 | 828,448 | 834,934 | 12,972 | 1.554 | 0.03 |
1952 | 841,420 | 848,449 | 14,058 | 1.657 | 0.03 |
1953 | 855,478 | 863,003 | 15,050 | 1.744 | 0.03 |
1954 | 870,528 | 878,538 | 16,021 | 1.824 | 0.03 |
1955 | 886,549 | 895,009 | 16,920 | 1.891 | 0.03 |
1956 | 903,469 | 912,409 | 17,881 | 1.960 | 0.03 |
1957 | 921,350 | 930,920 | 19,140 | 2.056 | 0.03 |
1958 | 940,490 | 950,588 | 20,197 | 2.125 | 0.03 |
1959 | 960,687 | 971,439 | 21,504 | 2.214 | 0.03 |
1960 | 982,191 | 993,568 | 22,755 | 2.290 | 0.03 |
1961 | 1,004,946 | 1,016,932 | 23,971 | 2.357 | 0.03 |
1962 | 1,028,917 | 1,041,552 | 25,269 | 2.426 | 0.03 |
1963 | 1,054,186 | 1,067,295 | 26,218 | 2.457 | 0.03 |
1964 | 1,080,404 | 1,094,042 | 27,276 | 2.493 | 0.03 |
1965 | 1,107,680 | 1,121,739 | 28,118 | 2.507 | 0.03 |
1966 | 1,135,798 | 1,150,264 | 28,933 | 2.515 | 0.03 |
1967 | 1,164,731 | 1,179,554 | 29,647 | 2.514 | 0.03 |
1968 | 1,194,378 | 1,209,602 | 30,448 | 2.517 | 0.03 |
1969 | 1,224,826 | 1,240,562 | 31,471 | 2.537 | 0.03 |
1970 | 1,256,297 | 1,272,748 | 32,902 | 2.585 | 0.03 |
1971 | 1,289,199 | 1,306,234 | 34,070 | 2.608 | 0.03 |
1972 | 1,323,269 | 1,340,838 | 35,137 | 2.621 | 0.03 |
1973 | 1,358,406 | 1,376,516 | 36,221 | 2.632 | 0.04 |
1974 | 1,394,627 | 1,413,220 | 37,187 | 2.632 | 0.04 |
1975 | 1,431,814 | 1,450,867 | 38,106 | 2.627 | 0.04 |
1976 | 1,469,920 | 1,489,656 | 39,471 | 2.650 | 0.04 |
1977 | 1,509,391 | 1,529,802 | 40,821 | 2.669 | 0.04 |
1978 | 1,550,212 | 1,571,193 | 41,962 | 2.671 | 0.04 |
1979 | 1,592,174 | 1,613,829 | 43,309 | 2.684 | 0.04 |
1980 | 1,635,483 | 1,657,982 | 44,997 | 2.714 | 0.04 |
1981 | 1,680,480 | 1,703,789 | 46,618 | 2.736 | 0.04 |
1982 | 1,727,098 | 1,751,045 | 47,895 | 2.735 | 0.04 |
1983 | 1,774,993 | 1,799,814 | 49,643 | 2.758 | 0.04 |
1984 | 1,824,636 | 1,849,594 | 49,917 | 2.699 | 0.04 |
1985 | 1,874,553 | 1,899,243 | 49,379 | 2.600 | 0.04 |
1986 | 1,923,932 | 1,949,611 | 51,359 | 2.634 | 0.04 |
1987 | 1,975,291 | 2,000,355 | 50,129 | 2.506 | 0.04 |
1988 | 2,025,420 | 2,051,546 | 52,252 | 2.547 | 0.04 |
1989 | 2,077,672 | 2,102,131 | 48,919 | 2.327 | 0.04 |
1990 | 2,126,591 | 2,149,960 | 46,738 | 2.174 | 0.04 |
1991 | 2,173,329 | 2,039,220 | -268,218 | -13.172 | 0.04 |
1992 | 1,905,111 | 1,921,153 | 32,084 | 1.670 | 0.03 |
1993 | 1,937,195 | 1,981,419 | 88,449 | 4.465 | 0.04 |
1994 | 2,025,644 | 2,042,500 | 33,712 | 1.651 | 0.04 |
1995 | 2,059,356 | 2,157,220 | 195,729 | 9.079 | 0.04 |
1996 | 2,255,085 | 2,264,073 | 17,977 | 0.794 | 0.04 |
1997 | 2,273,062 | 2,291,561 | 36,998 | 1.615 | 0.04 |
1998 | 2,310,060 | 2,322,753 | 25,387 | 1.093 | 0.04 |
1999 | 2,335,447 | 2,356,477 | 42,059 | 1.785 | 0.04 |
2000 | 2,377,506 | 2,392,880 | 30,747 | 1.285 | 0.04 |
2001 | 2,408,253 | 2,461,927 | 107,347 | 4.361 | 0.04 |
2002 | 2,515,600 | 2,547,424 | 63,648 | 2.499 | 0.04 |
2003 | 2,579,248 | 2,653,390 | 148,285 | 5.590 | 0.04 |
2004 | 2,727,533 | 2,763,140 | 71,213 | 2.577 | 0.04 |
2005 | 2,798,746 | 2,831,732 | 65,972 | 2.330 | 0.04 |
2006 | 2,864,718 | 2,880,093 | 30,750 | 1.068 | 0.04 |
2007 | 2,895,468 | 2,926,168 | 61,399 | 2.098 | 0.04 |
2008 | 2,956,867 | 3,005,779 | 97,824 | 3.255 | 0.04 |
2009 | 3,054,691 | 3,083,888 | 58,394 | 1.894 | 0.04 |
2010 | 3,113,085 | 3,147,727 | 69,284 | 2.201 | 0.05 |
2011 | 3,182,369 | 3,207,570 | 50,402 | 1.571 | 0.05 |
2012 | 3,232,771 | 3,252,596 | 39,650 | 1.219 | 0.05 |
2013 | 3,272,421 | 3,296,367 | 47,892 | 1.453 | 0.05 |
2014 | 3,320,313 | 3,323,425 | 6,224 | 0.187 | 0.05 |
2015 | 3,326,537 | 3,340,006 | 26,938 | 0.807 | 0.04 |
2016 | 3,353,475 | 3,365,287 | 23,625 | 0.702 | 0.04 |
2017 | 3,377,100 | 3,396,933 | 39,666 | 1.168 | 0.04 |
2018 | 3,416,766 | 3,445,374 | 57,217 | 1.661 | 0.04 |
2019 | 3,473,983 | 3,498,818 | 49,670 | 1.420 | 0.05 |
2020 | 3,523,653 | 3,555,868 | 64,430 | 1.812 | 0.05 |
2021 | 3,588,083 | 3,620,312 | 64,458 | 1.781 | 0.05 |