Net migration in Eritrea

Net migration to Eritrea was -6,698 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2008.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Eritrea, 2025 -6,698 People
Change from 2024 +47.2% 2024: -12,696 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 142nd of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Eritrea over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period EritreaWorld
2025 -6,698 people 0 people
2024 -12,696 people 0 people
2023 -15,284 people 0 people
2022 -17,134 people 0 people
2021 -14,966 people 0 people
2020 -14,967 people 0 people
2019 -29,818 people 0 people
2018 -21,403 people 0 people
2017 -38,579 people 0 people
2016 -55,431 people 0 people
2015 -52,965 people 0 people
2014 -75,696 people 0 people
2013 -33,974 people 0 people
2012 -43,269 people 0 people
2011 -32,949 people 0 people
2010 -13,361 people 0 people
2009 -24,348 people 0 people
2008 17,855 people 0 people
2007 -18,131 people 0 people
2006 -49,998 people 0 people
2005 -12,835 people 0 people
2004 -6,374 people 0 people
2003 76,703 people 0 people
2002 -6,574 people 0 people
2001 41,760 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +47.2% from -12,696 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -52,965 people, the figure has changed by +87.4%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Eritrea has the 142nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Eritrea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects