Life expectancy estimates and projections in Eritrea

Life expectancy at birth in Eritrea was 68.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Eritrea, 2023 (latest estimate) 68.6 Years
Change from 2022 +1.2% 2022: 67.8 years
Projection for 2030 70.3 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 74.2 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 82.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 160th of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in Eritrea over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Eritrea
2100 82.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 81.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 80.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 79.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 79.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 78.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 77.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 76.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 75.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 75.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 74.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 73.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 72.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 71.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 70.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 69.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 68.6 years
2022 67.8 years
2021 66.9 years
2020 67.0 years
2019 67.3 years
2018 67.0 years
2017 66.6 years
2016 66.2 years
2015 65.9 years
2014 65.5 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2% from 67.8 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 65.0 years, the figure has changed by +5.6%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Eritrea has the 160th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Eritrea
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024