Eritrea Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Eritrea population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Eritrea in 2021 is 3,601,467, a 1.55% increase from 2020.
- The population of Eritrea in 2020 was 3,546,421, a 1.41% increase from 2019.
- The population of Eritrea in 2019 was 3,497,117, a 1.28% increase from 2018.
- The population of Eritrea in 2018 was 3,452,786, a 1.17% increase from 2017.
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Country Name |
2021 Population |
Ethiopia |
117,876,227 |
Tanzania |
61,498,437 |
Uganda |
47,123,531 |
Afghanistan |
39,835,428 |
Mozambique |
32,163,047 |
Yemen |
30,490,640 |
Nepal |
29,674,920 |
Madagascar |
28,427,328 |
North Korea |
25,887,041 |
Niger |
25,130,817 |
Burkina Faso |
21,497,096 |
Mali |
20,855,735 |
Malawi |
19,647,684 |
Senegal |
17,196,301 |
Chad |
16,914,985 |
Somalia |
16,359,504 |
Zimbabwe |
15,092,171 |
Guinea |
13,497,244 |
Rwanda |
13,276,513 |
Benin |
12,451,040 |
Burundi |
12,255,433 |
Haiti |
11,541,685 |
South Sudan |
11,381,378 |
Tajikistan |
9,749,627 |
Togo |
8,478,250 |
Sierra Leone |
8,141,343 |
Liberia |
5,180,203 |
Central African Republic |
4,919,981 |
Eritrea |
3,601,467 |
Gambia |
2,486,945 |
Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494 |
Comoros |
888,451 |
Eritrea - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2021 |
3,601,467 |
1.55% |
2020 |
3,546,421 |
1.41% |
2019 |
3,497,117 |
1.28% |
2018 |
3,452,786 |
1.17% |
2017 |
3,412,893 |
1.08% |
2016 |
3,376,557 |
1.01% |
2015 |
3,342,818 |
0.95% |
2014 |
3,311,449 |
0.91% |
2013 |
3,281,449 |
0.96% |
2012 |
3,250,100 |
1.12% |
2011 |
3,213,972 |
1.37% |
2010 |
3,170,435 |
1.62% |
2009 |
3,119,920 |
1.87% |
2008 |
3,062,779 |
2.21% |
2007 |
2,996,536 |
2.68% |
2006 |
2,918,205 |
3.24% |
2005 |
2,826,659 |
3.93% |
2004 |
2,719,803 |
4.57% |
2003 |
2,600,973 |
4.83% |
2002 |
2,481,058 |
4.48% |
2001 |
2,374,722 |
3.59% |
2000 |
2,292,416 |
2.46% |
1999 |
2,237,405 |
1.40% |
1998 |
2,206,432 |
0.51% |
1997 |
2,195,179 |
-0.06% |
1996 |
2,196,464 |
-0.35% |
1995 |
2,204,222 |
-0.64% |
1994 |
2,218,430 |
-0.90% |
1993 |
2,238,626 |
-0.84% |
1992 |
2,257,596 |
-0.39% |
1991 |
2,266,358 |
0.34% |
1990 |
2,258,653 |
1.23% |
1989 |
2,231,141 |
2.08% |
1988 |
2,185,605 |
2.73% |
1987 |
2,127,422 |
3.03% |
1986 |
2,064,794 |
3.04% |
1985 |
2,003,937 |
2.96% |
1984 |
1,946,305 |
2.95% |
1983 |
1,890,558 |
2.93% |
1982 |
1,836,823 |
2.93% |
1981 |
1,784,561 |
2.95% |
1980 |
1,733,416 |
2.94% |
1979 |
1,683,939 |
2.88% |
1978 |
1,636,769 |
2.84% |
1977 |
1,591,620 |
2.82% |
1976 |
1,547,975 |
2.83% |
1975 |
1,505,439 |
2.83% |
1974 |
1,463,983 |
2.83% |
1973 |
1,423,761 |
2.81% |
1972 |
1,384,797 |
2.79% |
1971 |
1,347,176 |
2.76% |
1970 |
1,310,945 |
2.73% |
1969 |
1,276,123 |
2.69% |
1968 |
1,242,635 |
2.67% |
1967 |
1,210,302 |
2.67% |
1966 |
1,178,875 |
2.67% |
1965 |
1,148,189 |
2.69% |
1964 |
1,118,159 |
2.69% |
1963 |
1,088,854 |
2.67% |
1962 |
1,060,486 |
2.63% |
1961 |
1,033,328 |
2.55% |
1960 |
1,007,590 |
2.47% |
1959 |
983,338 |
2.37% |
1958 |
960,543 |
2.29% |
1957 |
939,081 |
2.20% |
1956 |
918,849 |
2.12% |
1955 |
899,752 |
2.04% |
1954 |
881,760 |
1.95% |
1953 |
864,895 |
1.84% |
1952 |
849,258 |
1.71% |
1951 |
835,005 |
1.54% |
1950 |
822,350 |
0.00% |