| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 20 Aug 2025 |
The current population of Eritrea is 3,631,986 as of October 31, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Eritrea is projected at 3,607,003, or 3.61 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Eritrea is projected at 3,535,603, or 3.54 million people, for the year 2024.
Eritrea ranks 132nd 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 | |
| 2024 | 3,501,780 | 3,535,603 | 67,646 | 1.913 | 0.0433 |
| 2025 | 3,569,426 | 3,607,003 | 75,154 | 2.084 | 0.0438 |
| 2026 | 3,644,580 | 3,682,669 | 76,178 | 2.069 | 0.0444 |
| 2027 | 3,720,758 | 3,760,374 | 79,232 | 2.107 | 0.0449 |
| 2028 | 3,799,990 | 3,840,143 | 80,306 | 2.091 | 0.0455 |
| 2029 | 3,880,296 | 3,920,472 | 80,352 | 2.050 | 0.0461 |
| 2030 | 3,960,648 | 4,002,672 | 84,048 | 2.100 | 0.0467 |
| 2031 | 4,044,696 | 4,085,046 | 80,699 | 1.976 | 0.0473 |
| 2032 | 4,125,395 | 4,166,514 | 82,237 | 1.974 | 0.0479 |
| 2033 | 4,207,632 | 4,249,506 | 83,747 | 1.971 | 0.0485 |
| 2034 | 4,291,379 | 4,334,730 | 86,701 | 2.000 | 0.0491 |
| 2035 | 4,378,080 | 4,420,922 | 85,685 | 1.938 | 0.0498 |
| 2036 | 4,463,765 | 4,509,757 | 91,984 | 2.040 | 0.0504 |
| 2037 | 4,555,749 | 4,601,935 | 92,371 | 2.007 | 0.0511 |
| 2038 | 4,648,120 | 4,692,343 | 88,447 | 1.885 | 0.0518 |
| 2039 | 4,736,567 | 4,780,475 | 87,817 | 1.837 | 0.0524 |
| 2040 | 4,824,384 | 4,868,676 | 88,585 | 1.820 | 0.0531 |
| 2041 | 4,912,969 | 4,954,488 | 83,038 | 1.676 | 0.0537 |
| 2042 | 4,996,007 | 5,039,301 | 86,588 | 1.718 | 0.0543 |
| 2043 | 5,082,595 | 5,124,265 | 83,340 | 1.626 | 0.0549 |
| 2044 | 5,165,935 | 5,207,870 | 83,870 | 1.610 | 0.0555 |
| 2045 | 5,249,805 | 5,292,768 | 85,926 | 1.623 | 0.0561 |
| 2046 | 5,335,731 | 5,375,967 | 80,473 | 1.497 | 0.0567 |
| 2047 | 5,416,204 | 5,456,501 | 80,594 | 1.477 | 0.0572 |
| 2048 | 5,496,798 | 5,537,542 | 81,488 | 1.472 | 0.0578 |
| 2049 | 5,578,286 | 5,617,356 | 78,141 | 1.391 | 0.0584 |
| 2050 | 5,656,427 | 5,696,062 | 79,270 | 1.392 | 0.0589 |
| 2051 | 5,735,697 | 5,775,739 | 80,084 | 1.387 | 0.0595 |
| 2052 | 5,815,781 | 5,858,065 | 84,568 | 1.444 | 0.0601 |
| 2053 | 5,900,349 | 5,941,185 | 81,673 | 1.375 | 0.0608 |
| 2054 | 5,982,022 | 6,018,816 | 73,588 | 1.223 | 0.0613 |
| 2055 | 6,055,610 | 6,095,239 | 79,258 | 1.300 | 0.0619 |
| 2056 | 6,134,868 | 6,170,190 | 70,645 | 1.145 | 0.0625 |
| 2057 | 6,205,513 | 6,243,952 | 76,877 | 1.231 | 0.0630 |
| 2058 | 6,282,390 | 6,321,628 | 78,477 | 1.241 | 0.0636 |
| 2059 | 6,360,867 | 6,399,810 | 77,887 | 1.217 | 0.0642 |
| 2060 | 6,438,754 | 6,478,361 | 79,214 | 1.223 | 0.0649 |
| 2061 | 6,517,968 | 6,556,896 | 77,856 | 1.187 | 0.0655 |
| 2062 | 6,595,824 | 6,632,337 | 73,026 | 1.101 | 0.0661 |
| 2063 | 6,668,850 | 6,709,275 | 80,849 | 1.205 | 0.0667 |
| 2064 | 6,749,699 | 6,784,082 | 68,766 | 1.014 | 0.0673 |
| 2065 | 6,818,465 | 6,852,234 | 67,539 | 0.986 | 0.0678 |
| 2066 | 6,886,004 | 6,922,395 | 72,783 | 1.051 | 0.0684 |
| 2067 | 6,958,787 | 6,992,724 | 67,874 | 0.971 | 0.0690 |
| 2068 | 7,026,661 | 7,061,501 | 69,680 | 0.987 | 0.0695 |
| 2069 | 7,096,341 | 7,129,181 | 65,681 | 0.921 | 0.0701 |
| 2070 | 7,162,022 | 7,194,167 | 64,290 | 0.894 | 0.0706 |
| 2071 | 7,226,312 | 7,257,209 | 61,794 | 0.851 | 0.0711 |
| 2072 | 7,288,106 | 7,318,845 | 61,477 | 0.840 | 0.0716 |
| 2073 | 7,349,583 | 7,381,154 | 63,141 | 0.855 | 0.0722 |
| 2074 | 7,412,724 | 7,439,758 | 54,068 | 0.727 | 0.0727 |
| 2075 | 7,466,792 | 7,497,515 | 61,446 | 0.820 | 0.0731 |
| 2076 | 7,528,238 | 7,555,651 | 54,826 | 0.726 | 0.0736 |
| 2077 | 7,583,064 | 7,610,587 | 55,047 | 0.723 | 0.0741 |
| 2078 | 7,638,111 | 7,664,749 | 53,277 | 0.695 | 0.0746 |
| 2079 | 7,691,388 | 7,716,193 | 49,610 | 0.643 | 0.0751 |
| 2080 | 7,740,998 | 7,768,724 | 55,451 | 0.714 | 0.0755 |
| 2081 | 7,796,449 | 7,816,263 | 39,628 | 0.507 | 0.0760 |
| 2082 | 7,836,077 | 7,858,175 | 44,195 | 0.562 | 0.0764 |
| 2083 | 7,880,272 | 7,901,725 | 42,906 | 0.543 | 0.0768 |
| 2084 | 7,923,178 | 7,946,507 | 46,657 | 0.587 | 0.0772 |
| 2085 | 7,969,835 | 7,992,739 | 45,809 | 0.573 | 0.0777 |
| 2086 | 8,015,644 | 8,036,914 | 42,540 | 0.529 | 0.0781 |
| 2087 | 8,058,184 | 8,076,333 | 36,298 | 0.449 | 0.0785 |
| 2088 | 8,094,482 | 8,112,913 | 36,862 | 0.454 | 0.0789 |
| 2089 | 8,131,344 | 8,148,193 | 33,697 | 0.414 | 0.0793 |
| 2090 | 8,165,041 | 8,182,351 | 34,621 | 0.423 | 0.0797 |
| 2091 | 8,199,662 | 8,214,604 | 29,885 | 0.364 | 0.0800 |
| 2092 | 8,229,547 | 8,247,064 | 35,033 | 0.425 | 0.0804 |
| 2093 | 8,264,580 | 8,277,311 | 25,463 | 0.308 | 0.0807 |
| 2094 | 8,290,043 | 8,302,905 | 25,723 | 0.310 | 0.0810 |
| 2095 | 8,315,766 | 8,328,759 | 25,986 | 0.312 | 0.0814 |
| 2096 | 8,341,752 | 8,352,719 | 21,933 | 0.263 | 0.0817 |
| 2097 | 8,363,685 | 8,374,835 | 22,300 | 0.266 | 0.0820 |
| 2098 | 8,385,985 | 8,397,345 | 22,721 | 0.271 | 0.0823 |
| 2099 | 8,408,706 | 8,420,967 | 24,521 | 0.291 | 0.0826 |
| 2100 | 8,433,227 | 8,444,381 | 22,309 | 0.264 | 0.0829 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 809,093 | 814,866 | 11,546 | 1.417 | 0.0327 |
| 1951 | 820,639 | 827,025 | 12,773 | 1.544 | 0.0326 |
| 1952 | 833,412 | 840,340 | 13,855 | 1.649 | 0.0325 |
| 1953 | 847,267 | 854,702 | 14,871 | 1.740 | 0.0324 |
| 1954 | 862,138 | 870,021 | 15,767 | 1.812 | 0.0324 |
| 1955 | 877,905 | 886,237 | 16,664 | 1.880 | 0.0323 |
| 1956 | 894,569 | 903,407 | 17,675 | 1.957 | 0.0323 |
| 1957 | 912,244 | 918,798 | 13,107 | 1.427 | 0.0322 |
| 1958 | 925,351 | 932,583 | 14,464 | 1.551 | 0.0320 |
| 1959 | 939,815 | 950,563 | 21,497 | 2.262 | 0.0320 |
| 1960 | 961,312 | 972,547 | 22,469 | 2.310 | 0.0323 |
| 1961 | 983,781 | 995,573 | 23,584 | 2.369 | 0.0325 |
| 1962 | 1,007,365 | 1,019,788 | 24,845 | 2.436 | 0.0327 |
| 1963 | 1,032,210 | 1,045,092 | 25,764 | 2.465 | 0.0327 |
| 1964 | 1,057,974 | 1,071,287 | 26,626 | 2.486 | 0.0328 |
| 1965 | 1,084,600 | 1,098,335 | 27,471 | 2.501 | 0.0329 |
| 1966 | 1,112,071 | 1,124,957 | 25,771 | 2.291 | 0.0330 |
| 1967 | 1,137,842 | 1,152,339 | 28,993 | 2.516 | 0.0332 |
| 1968 | 1,166,835 | 1,181,737 | 29,804 | 2.522 | 0.0333 |
| 1969 | 1,196,639 | 1,212,005 | 30,733 | 2.536 | 0.0335 |
| 1970 | 1,227,372 | 1,243,453 | 32,162 | 2.587 | 0.0337 |
| 1971 | 1,259,534 | 1,276,154 | 33,240 | 2.605 | 0.0339 |
| 1972 | 1,292,774 | 1,309,235 | 32,921 | 2.515 | 0.0341 |
| 1973 | 1,325,695 | 1,342,669 | 33,949 | 2.529 | 0.0342 |
| 1974 | 1,359,644 | 1,375,688 | 32,088 | 2.333 | 0.0344 |
| 1975 | 1,391,732 | 1,408,210 | 32,956 | 2.340 | 0.0346 |
| 1976 | 1,424,688 | 1,443,807 | 38,238 | 2.649 | 0.0348 |
| 1977 | 1,462,926 | 1,482,565 | 39,278 | 2.649 | 0.0351 |
| 1978 | 1,502,204 | 1,522,378 | 40,348 | 2.650 | 0.0355 |
| 1979 | 1,542,552 | 1,563,332 | 41,559 | 2.659 | 0.0358 |
| 1980 | 1,584,111 | 1,605,797 | 43,373 | 2.701 | 0.0361 |
| 1981 | 1,627,484 | 1,649,939 | 44,911 | 2.722 | 0.0364 |
| 1982 | 1,672,395 | 1,695,461 | 46,132 | 2.721 | 0.0368 |
| 1983 | 1,718,527 | 1,736,160 | 35,267 | 2.031 | 0.0370 |
| 1984 | 1,753,794 | 1,771,730 | 35,873 | 2.025 | 0.0370 |
| 1985 | 1,789,667 | 1,807,816 | 36,299 | 2.008 | 0.0371 |
| 1986 | 1,825,966 | 1,845,164 | 38,396 | 2.081 | 0.0372 |
| 1987 | 1,864,362 | 1,888,669 | 48,614 | 2.574 | 0.0374 |
| 1988 | 1,912,976 | 1,938,255 | 50,557 | 2.609 | 0.0377 |
| 1989 | 1,963,533 | 1,987,017 | 46,968 | 2.364 | 0.0380 |
| 1990 | 2,010,501 | 2,032,737 | 44,472 | 2.188 | 0.0382 |
| 1991 | 2,054,973 | 1,919,571 | -270,805 | -14.131 | 0.0354 |
| 1992 | 1,784,168 | 1,798,748 | 29,160 | 1.621 | 0.0327 |
| 1993 | 1,813,328 | 1,856,006 | 85,357 | 4.600 | 0.0332 |
| 1994 | 1,898,685 | 1,913,915 | 30,460 | 1.592 | 0.0337 |
| 1995 | 1,929,145 | 2,025,267 | 192,244 | 9.499 | 0.0352 |
| 1996 | 2,121,389 | 2,128,464 | 14,150 | 0.665 | 0.0364 |
| 1997 | 2,135,539 | 2,152,135 | 33,191 | 1.542 | 0.0363 |
| 1998 | 2,168,730 | 2,180,419 | 23,377 | 1.072 | 0.0363 |
| 1999 | 2,192,107 | 2,212,780 | 41,347 | 1.869 | 0.0363 |
| 2000 | 2,233,454 | 2,247,031 | 27,154 | 1.208 | 0.0364 |
| 2001 | 2,260,608 | 2,312,079 | 102,941 | 4.453 | 0.0370 |
| 2002 | 2,363,549 | 2,392,978 | 58,858 | 2.460 | 0.0378 |
| 2003 | 2,422,407 | 2,493,903 | 142,992 | 5.735 | 0.0388 |
| 2004 | 2,565,399 | 2,598,284 | 65,769 | 2.531 | 0.0400 |
| 2005 | 2,631,168 | 2,661,215 | 60,093 | 2.258 | 0.0404 |
| 2006 | 2,691,261 | 2,703,502 | 24,482 | 0.906 | 0.0405 |
| 2007 | 2,715,743 | 2,743,222 | 54,959 | 2.004 | 0.0406 |
| 2008 | 2,770,702 | 2,816,327 | 91,251 | 3.240 | 0.0411 |
| 2009 | 2,861,953 | 2,887,885 | 51,864 | 1.796 | 0.0417 |
| 2010 | 2,913,817 | 2,945,186 | 62,739 | 2.130 | 0.0419 |
| 2011 | 2,976,556 | 2,998,485 | 43,858 | 1.463 | 0.0422 |
| 2012 | 3,020,414 | 3,036,988 | 33,149 | 1.092 | 0.0422 |
| 2013 | 3,053,563 | 3,074,360 | 41,595 | 1.353 | 0.0422 |
| 2014 | 3,095,158 | 3,095,173 | 29 | 0.001 | 0.0419 |
| 2015 | 3,095,187 | 3,105,546 | 20,718 | 0.667 | 0.0416 |
| 2016 | 3,115,905 | 3,124,698 | 17,586 | 0.563 | 0.0413 |
| 2017 | 3,133,491 | 3,150,347 | 33,712 | 1.070 | 0.0412 |
| 2018 | 3,167,203 | 3,192,760 | 51,115 | 1.601 | 0.0413 |
| 2019 | 3,218,318 | 3,240,194 | 43,752 | 1.350 | 0.0415 |
| 2020 | 3,262,070 | 3,291,271 | 58,401 | 1.774 | 0.0417 |
| 2021 | 3,320,471 | 3,350,183 | 59,424 | 1.774 | 0.0421 |
| 2022 | 3,379,895 | 3,409,447 | 59,104 | 1.734 | 0.0425 |
| 2023 | 3,438,999 | 3,470,390 | 62,781 | 1.809 | 0.0429 |