Eritrea vs Uruguay: Has the population peaked?

Eritrea

3.47 million people

in 2023

Uruguay

3.39 million people

in 2023

Eritrea rank

132nd

Uruguay rank

134th

Has the population peaked? over time

Eritrea currently reports 3.47 million people against 3.39 million people in Uruguay, a difference of 82,310 people.

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

Eritrea ranks 132nd and Uruguay ranks 134th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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