Population in Eritrea
The population of Eritrea was 3,607,003 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Eritrea, 2025
3,607,003
Change from 2024
+2.0%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
131st of 217
Population in Eritrea over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,607,003 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 3,535,603 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 3,470,390 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 3,409,447 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 3,350,183 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 3,291,271 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 3,240,194 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 3,192,760 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 3,150,347 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 3,124,698 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 3,105,546 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 3,095,173 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 3,074,360 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 3,036,988 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 2,998,485 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 2,945,186 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 2,887,885 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 2,816,327 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 2,743,222 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 2,703,502 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 2,661,215 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 2,598,284 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 2,493,903 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 2,392,978 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 2,312,079 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.0% from 3,535,603 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3,105,546 people, the figure has changed by +16.1%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Eritrea has the 131st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Eritrea
All statistics for Eritrea
Population growth
2.00%
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
Population aged 65 and over
4.3%
2025 · World Bank