Fertility rate, total in Eritrea, The State of
Eritrea, The State of: Fertility rate, total was 3.71 births per woman in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Eritrea, The State of, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Eritrea, The State of recorded 3.71 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Eritrea, The State of peaked at 6.65 births per woman in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.71 births per woman, in 2023.
That places Eritrea, The State of 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.58 births per woman | 6.54 births per woman | 6.62 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.57 births per woman | 6.41 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 births per woman | 5.52 births per woman | 6.34 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.01 births per woman | 4.66 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 births per woman | 4 births per woman | 4.57 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman | 3.93 births per woman | 4 |
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More population data for Eritrea, The State of
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.264 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 525,382 (2100)
- Population density 69.76 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.264 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.97 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,964 Persons (2050)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.68 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 119 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.68 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Eritrea, The State of?
- Fertility rate, total in Eritrea, The State of was 3.71 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Eritrea, The State of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.65 births per woman in 1983.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Eritrea, The State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Eritrea, The State of rank for fertility rate, total?
- Eritrea, The State of ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Eritrea, The State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea, The State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release