Population growth in Eritrea
The population of Eritrea changed by 2.00% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2009.
Eritrea, 2025
2.00%
Change from 2024
+0.14percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
50th of 217
Population growth in Eritrea over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 1.86% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 1.77% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 1.75% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 1.77% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 1.56% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 1.47% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 1.34% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 0.82% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 0.61% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 0.33% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 0.67% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 1.22% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 1.28% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 1.79% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 1.96% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 2.51% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 2.63% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 1.46% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 1.58% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 2.39% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 4.10% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 4.13% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 3.44% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 2.85% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.14 percentage points from 1.86% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.33%, the figure has changed by +1.66 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Eritrea has the 50th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Eritrea
All statistics for Eritrea
Population
3,607,003 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-6,698 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
3,470,390 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.71 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.81%
2023 · UN Population Division