Eritrea vs Puerto Rico: Has the population peaked?

Eritrea
3.47 million people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
3.24 million people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
132nd
Puerto Rico rank
135th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Eritrea
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 3.47 million people against 3.24 million people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 228,370 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Eritrea ranks 132nd and Puerto Rico ranks 135th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 879,864 people 2.29 million people 1.41 million people Puerto Rico
1960s 1.09 million people 2.54 million people 1.45 million people Puerto Rico
1970s 1.40 million people 2.95 million people 1.55 million people Puerto Rico
1980s 1.79 million people 3.37 million people 1.58 million people Puerto Rico
1990s 2.02 million people 3.67 million people 1.65 million people Puerto Rico
2000s 2.59 million people 3.79 million people 1.20 million people Puerto Rico
2010s 3.10 million people 3.52 million people 420,114 people Puerto Rico
2020s 3.38 million people 3.25 million people 127,325 people Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Eritrea or Puerto Rico?
Eritrea, at 3.47 million people against 3.24 million people in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Eritrea and Puerto Rico?
228,370 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Puerto Rico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Puerto Rico rank globally for has the population peaked??
Eritrea ranks 132nd and Puerto Rico ranks 135th 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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.