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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| 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% |
