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
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

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.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 879,864 people 2.36 million people 1.48 million people Uruguay
1960s 1.09 million people 2.66 million people 1.57 million people Uruguay
1970s 1.40 million people 2.86 million people 1.47 million people Uruguay
1980s 1.79 million people 3.01 million people 1.22 million people Uruguay
1990s 2.02 million people 3.18 million people 1.16 million people Uruguay
2000s 2.59 million people 3.29 million people 700,994 people Uruguay
2010s 3.10 million people 3.36 million people 264,623 people Uruguay
2020s 3.38 million people 3.39 million people 13,338 people Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Eritrea or Uruguay?
Eritrea, at 3.47 million people against 3.39 million people in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Eritrea and Uruguay?
82,310 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Uruguay rank globally for has the population peaked??
Eritrea ranks 132nd and Uruguay ranks 134th 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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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.