Eritrea Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

3,809,786

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	821,934
1951	833,452
1952	846,368
1953	861,169
1954	877,208
1955	893,229
1956	909,936
1957	928,837
1958	948,518
1959	968,699
1960	991,325
1961	1,014,292
1962	1,039,141
1963	1,064,057
1964	1,090,762
1965	1,118,859
1966	1,146,803
1967	1,176,767
1968	1,206,362
1969	1,237,483
1970	1,269,199
1971	1,302,166
1972	1,336,965
1973	1,372,727
1974	1,408,885
1975	1,446,780
1976	1,485,515
1977	1,525,306
1978	1,566,273
1979	1,609,149
1980	1,652,778
1981	1,698,630
1982	1,745,593
1983	1,794,357
1984	1,844,265
1985	1,893,619
1986	1,944,229
1987	1,994,427
1988	2,045,768
1989	2,096,371
1990	2,142,070
1991	2,077,734
1992	1,912,643
1993	1,969,250
1994	2,041,687
1995	2,130,380
1996	2,265,279
1997	2,287,589
1998	2,320,488
1999	2,350,813
2000	2,390,575
2001	2,448,098
2002	2,541,493
2003	2,634,087
2004	2,756,261
2005	2,824,504
2006	2,877,654
2007	2,918,840
2008	2,993,703
2009	3,078,305
2010	3,139,906
2011	3,202,430
2012	3,248,773
2013	3,290,044
2014	3,323,191
2015	3,336,815
2016	3,362,449
2017	3,392,378
2018	3,438,277
2019	3,493,669
2020	3,548,431
2021	3,612,707
2022	3,677,096
2023	3,741,654
2024	3,809,786
2025	3,881,739
2026	3,955,423
2027	4,032,241
2028	4,110,846
2029	4,191,781
2030	4,273,773
2031	4,358,430
2032	4,443,125
2033	4,529,284
2034	4,616,444
2035	4,703,174
2036	4,789,077
2037	4,876,415
2038	4,962,275
2039	5,049,382
2040	5,134,376
2041	5,220,451
2042	5,304,579
2043	5,388,587
2044	5,472,474
2045	5,554,804
2046	5,636,790
2047	5,718,042
2048	5,797,029
2049	5,876,223
2050	5,955,311
2051	6,033,257
2052	6,111,061
2053	6,188,434
2054	6,265,535
2055	6,341,490
2056	6,417,407
2057	6,492,421
2058	6,567,740
2059	6,641,680
2060	6,714,719
2061	6,787,991
2062	6,860,025
2063	6,930,860
2064	7,002,007
2065	7,071,308
2066	7,139,626
2067	7,207,463
2068	7,273,436
2069	7,338,964
2070	7,401,861
2071	7,464,105
2072	7,524,113
2073	7,583,545
2074	7,641,580
2075	7,697,781
2076	7,751,799
2077	7,805,215
2078	7,857,228
2079	7,906,649
2080	7,954,561
2081	7,999,982
2082	8,044,288
2083	8,087,324
2084	8,128,450
2085	8,167,764
2086	8,205,011
2087	8,241,036
2088	8,275,083
2089	8,308,432
2090	8,339,681
2091	8,369,684
2092	8,396,963
2093	8,424,117
2094	8,449,356
2095	8,473,383
2096	8,495,481
2097	8,517,611
2098	8,537,819
2099	8,555,957
2100	8,573,307

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.