Eritrea Population (LIVE)

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Eritrea Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Eritrea is 3,566,784 as of Monday, December 9, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Eritrea 2024 population is estimated at 3,535,603 people at mid year.
  • Eritrea population is equivalent to 0.04% of the total world population.
  • Eritrea ranks number 132 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Eritrea is 35 per Km2 (91 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 101,000 Km2 (38,996 sq. miles).
  • 73.6 % of the population is urban (2,603,638 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Eritrea is 18.9 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Eritrea (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationEritrea
Global Rank
2024 3,535,603 1.88 % 65,213 -12,696 18.9 3.68 35 73.6 % 2,603,638 0.04 % 8,161,972,572 132
2023 3,470,390 1.79 % 60,943 -15,284 18.7 3.71 34 72.4 % 2,510,963 0.04 % 8,091,734,930 132
2022 3,409,447 1.77 % 59,264 -17,134 18.4 3.79 34 71.0 % 2,420,579 0.04 % 8,021,407,192 132
2020 3,291,271 1.58 % 51,077 -14,967 18.0 3.93 33 68.2 % 2,246,038 0.04 % 7,887,001,292 134
2015 3,105,546 1.07 % 32,072 -52,965 17.3 4.22 31 59.6 % 1,851,851 0.04 % 7,470,491,872 136
2010 2,945,186 2.05 % 56,794 -13,361 17.3 4.57 29 52.4 % 1,544,485 0.04 % 7,021,732,148 135
2005 2,661,215 3.44 % 82,837 -12,835 17.2 4.93 26 46.4 % 1,234,323 0.04 % 6,586,970,132 138
2000 2,247,031 2.10 % 44,353-33,133 16.3 5.40 22 40.1 % 902,054 0.04 % 6,171,702,993 141
1995 2,025,267 -0.07 % -1,494 136,105 17.0 5.94 20 34.4 % 695,721 0.04 % 5,758,878,982 141
1990 2,032,737 2.37 % 44,984 -12,425 16.5 6.34 20 29.0 % 588,576 0.04 % 5,327,803,110 139
1985 1,807,816 2.40 % 40,404 -1,073 16.7 6.59 18 24.0 % 433,816 0.04 % 4,868,943,465 140
1980 1,605,797 2.66 % 39,517 1,985 16.7 6.61 16 21.4 % 343,289 0.04 % 4,447,606,236 139
1975 1,408,210 2.52 % 32,951 1,985 16.9 6.59 14 19.9 % 280,493 0.03 % 4,070,735,277 140
1970 1,243,453 2.51 % 29,024 1,480 17.5 6.54 12 18.5 % 229,718 0.03 % 3,694,683,794 140
1965 1,098,335 2.46 % 25,158 1,188 18.0 6.49 11 16.6 % 182,223 0.03 % 3,334,533,703 139
1960 972,547 1.88 % 17,262 1,045 17.8 6.48 10 14.1 % 136,944 0.03 % 3,015,470,894 140
1955 886,237 1.69 % 14,274 342 17.2 6.49 9 11.8 % 104,318 0.03 % 2,740,213,792 139
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Eritrea Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationEritrea
Global Rank
2025 3,607,003 1.85 % 63,146 -6,698 19.2 3.61 36 74.8 % 2,698,752 0.04 % 8,231,613,070 132
2030 4,002,672 2.10 % 79,134 -5,146 20.6 3.32 40 80.2 % 3,210,132 0.05 % 8,569,124,911 130
2035 4,420,922 2.01 % 83,650 -6,180 21.8 3.09 44 85.5 % 3,781,931 0.05 % 8,885,210,181 130
2040 4,868,676 1.95 % 89,551 -2,470 22.9 2.90 48 90.5 % 4,406,917 0.05 % 9,177,190,203 130
2045 5,292,768 1.68 % 84,818 -2,624 23.9 2.74 52 95.9 % 5,076,734 0.06 % 9,439,639,668 129
2050 5,696,062 1.48 % 80,659   25.0 2.60 56 N.A. N.A. 0.06 % 9,664,378,587 124
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Eritrea Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Eritrea
Life Expectancy
68.89 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
26.0
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
33.9
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Eritrea

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Asmara 563,930
2 Keren 74,800
3 Himora 46,100
4 Massawa 23,100
5 Assab 21,300
6 Mendefera 17,781
7 Barentu 15,891

See also

Notes

The Eritrea Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Eritrea delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Eritrea (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Eritrea in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.