Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Eritrea's population stands at 3.61M as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.54M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Eritrea's population was 3.61M, up from 3.54M in 2024.
In 2024, Eritrea's population was 3.54M, up from 3.47M in 2023.
In 2023, Eritrea's population was 3.47M, up from 3.41M in 2022.
In 2022, Eritrea's population was 3.41M, up from 3.35M in 2021.
In 2021, Eritrea's population was 3.35M, up from 3.29M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.61M | +71,400 |
| 2024 | 3.54M | +65,213 |
| 2023 | 3.47M | +60,943 |
| 2022 | 3.41M | +59,264 |
| 2021 | 3.35M | +58,912 |
| 2020 | 3.29M | +51,077 |
| 2019 | 3.24M | +47,434 |
| 2018 | 3.19M | +42,413 |
| 2017 | 3.15M | +25,649 |
| 2016 | 3.12M | +19,152 |
| 2015 | 3.11M | +10,373 |
| 2014 | 3.10M | +20,813 |
| 2013 | 3.07M | +37,372 |
| 2012 | 3.04M | +38,503 |
| 2011 | 3.00M | +53,299 |
| 2010 | 2.95M | +57,301 |
| 2009 | 2.89M | +71,558 |
| 2008 | 2.82M | +73,105 |
| 2007 | 2.74M | +39,720 |
| 2006 | 2.70M | +42,287 |
| 2005 | 2.66M | +62,931 |
| 2004 | 2.60M | +104,381 |
| 2003 | 2.49M | +100,925 |
| 2002 | 2.39M | +80,899 |
| 2001 | 2.31M | +65,048 |
| 2000 | 2.25M | +34,251 |
| 1999 | 2.21M | +32,361 |
| 1998 | 2.18M | +28,284 |
| 1997 | 2.15M | +23,671 |
| 1996 | 2.13M | +103,197 |
| 1995 | 2.03M | +111,352 |
| 1994 | 1.91M | +57,909 |
| 1993 | 1.86M | +57,258 |
| 1992 | 1.80M | -120,823 |
| 1991 | 1.92M | -113,166 |
| 1990 | 2.03M | +45,720 |
| 1989 | 1.99M | +48,762 |
| 1988 | 1.94M | +49,586 |
| 1987 | 1.89M | +43,505 |
| 1986 | 1.85M | +37,348 |
| 1985 | 1.81M | +36,086 |
| 1984 | 1.77M | +35,570 |
| 1983 | 1.74M | +40,699 |
| 1982 | 1.70M | +45,522 |
| 1981 | 1.65M | +44,142 |
| 1980 | 1.61M | +42,465 |
| 1979 | 1.56M | +40,954 |
| 1978 | 1.52M | +39,813 |
| 1977 | 1.48M | +38,758 |
| 1976 | 1.44M | +35,597 |
| 1975 | 1.41M | +32,522 |
| 1974 | 1.38M | +33,019 |
| 1973 | 1.34M | +33,434 |
| 1972 | 1.31M | +33,081 |
| 1971 | 1.28M | +32,701 |
| 1970 | 1.24M | +31,448 |
| 1969 | 1.21M | +30,268 |
| 1968 | 1.18M | +29,398 |
| 1967 | 1.15M | +27,382 |
| 1966 | 1.12M | +26,622 |
| 1965 | 1.10M | +27,048 |
| 1964 | 1.07M | +26,195 |
| 1963 | 1.05M | +25,304 |
| 1962 | 1.02M | +24,215 |
| 1961 | 995,573 | +23,026 |
| 1960 | 972,547 | — |
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Eritrea's population is 3.61M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.54M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 3.61M (2025); the lowest is 972,547 (1960), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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