Eritrea Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Eritrea population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Eritrea in 2020 is 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.
- The population of Eritrea in 2017 was 3,412,893, a 1.08% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| Ethiopia | 114,963,588 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,218 |
| Uganda | 45,741,007 |
| Afghanistan | 38,928,346 |
| Mozambique | 31,255,435 |
| Yemen | 29,825,964 |
| Nepal | 29,136,808 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,018 |
| North Korea | 25,778,816 |
| Niger | 24,206,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 |
| Malawi | 19,129,952 |
| Senegal | 16,743,927 |
| Chad | 16,425,864 |
| Somalia | 15,893,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 |
| Guinea | 13,132,795 |
| Rwanda | 12,952,218 |
| Benin | 12,123,200 |
| Burundi | 11,890,784 |
| Haiti | 11,402,528 |
| South Sudan | 11,193,725 |
| Tajikistan | 9,537,645 |
| Togo | 8,278,724 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 |
| Liberia | 5,057,681 |
| Central African Republic | 4,829,767 |
| Eritrea | 3,546,421 |
| Gambia | 2,416,668 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 |
| Comoros | 869,601 |
| Eritrea - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 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% |
