Eritrea vs Mongolia: Has the population peaked?

Eritrea
3.47 million people
in 2023
Mongolia
3.43 million people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
132nd
Mongolia rank
133rd

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Eritrea
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 3.47 million people against 3.43 million people in Mongolia, a difference of 38,450 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 132nd and Mongolia ranks 133rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Mongolia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Mongolia Difference Ahead
1950s 879,864 people 851,454 people 28,409 people Eritrea
1960s 1.09 million people 1.12 million people 31,042 people Mongolia
1970s 1.40 million people 1.47 million people 75,285 people Mongolia
1980s 1.79 million people 1.90 million people 112,278 people Mongolia
1990s 2.02 million people 2.31 million people 290,079 people Mongolia
2000s 2.59 million people 2.56 million people 30,294 people Eritrea
2010s 3.10 million people 2.95 million people 143,490 people Eritrea
2020s 3.38 million people 3.36 million people 18,218 people Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Eritrea or Mongolia?
Eritrea, at 3.47 million people against 3.43 million people in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Eritrea and Mongolia?
38,450 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mongolia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Mongolia rank globally for has the population peaked??
Eritrea ranks 132nd and Mongolia ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.