World population growth in Eritrea
Eritrea: World population growth was 0.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.3%
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
45th
of 239 countries
All-time high
9.5%
in 1995
All-time low
-14.1%
in 1991
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Eritrea, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Eritrea is 0.3%, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Eritrea peaked at 9.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -14.1%, in 1991.
Eritrea ranks 45th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1% | — |
| 1800 | 0.1% | +34.8% |
| 1900 | -0.2% | -235.6% |
| 1905 | 0.2% | -178.0% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -37.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -79.8% |
| 1920 | 0.8% | +3857.6% |
| 1925 | 1.0% | +31.1% |
| 1930 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 1935 | 0.8% | -12.9% |
| 1940 | 1.1% | +35.3% |
| 1945 | 1.5% | +38.1% |
| 1950 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 1951 | 1.5% | +9.0% |
| 1952 | 1.6% | +6.8% |
| 1953 | 1.7% | +5.5% |
| 1954 | 1.8% | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 2.0% | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 1.4% | -27.1% |
| 1958 | 1.6% | +8.7% |
| 1959 | 2.3% | +45.8% |
| 1960 | 2.3% | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 2.4% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 2.4% | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 2.3% | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -25.4% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +23.7% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -7.4% |
| 1991 | -14.1% | -745.8% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -111.5% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +183.8% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -65.4% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +496.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -93.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +131.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -30.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +74.3% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -35.4% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +268.6% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -44.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +133.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -55.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -59.9% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +121.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +61.7% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -44.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +66600.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +90.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +49.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +8.9% |
| 2026 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 2.1% | +1.8% |
| 2028 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 2.0% | -2.0% |
| 2030 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
| 2031 | 2.0% | -5.9% |
| 2032 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 2033 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 2034 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 2035 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 2036 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2037 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2038 | 1.9% | -6.1% |
| 2039 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 2040 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 2041 | 1.7% | -7.9% |
| 2042 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 2043 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
| 2044 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
| 2045 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 2046 | 1.5% | -7.8% |
| 2047 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2048 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2049 | 1.4% | -5.5% |
| 2050 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2052 | 1.4% | +4.1% |
| 2053 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 2054 | 1.2% | -11.1% |
| 2055 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 2056 | 1.1% | -11.9% |
| 2057 | 1.2% | +7.5% |
| 2058 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2059 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2060 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2061 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 2062 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2063 | 1.2% | +9.4% |
| 2064 | 1.0% | -15.9% |
| 2065 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2066 | 1.1% | +6.6% |
| 2067 | 1.0% | -7.6% |
| 2068 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2069 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 2070 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2071 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2072 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2073 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2074 | 0.7% | -15.0% |
| 2075 | 0.8% | +12.8% |
| 2076 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 2077 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2078 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2079 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 2080 | 0.7% | +11.0% |
| 2081 | 0.5% | -29.0% |
| 2082 | 0.6% | +10.8% |
| 2083 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2084 | 0.6% | +8.1% |
| 2085 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2086 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2087 | 0.4% | -15.1% |
| 2088 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2089 | 0.4% | -8.8% |
| 2090 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2091 | 0.4% | -13.9% |
| 2092 | 0.4% | +16.8% |
| 2093 | 0.3% | -27.5% |
| 2094 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2095 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2096 | 0.3% | -15.7% |
| 2097 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2098 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2099 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 2100 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +66600.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| 1920 | +3857.6% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| 1991 | -745.8% | 2.2% | -14.1% |
| 1995 | +496.7% | 1.6% | 9.5% |
| 2001 | +268.6% | 1.2% | 4.5% |
| 1900 | -235.6% | 0.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1900s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -14.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More population data for Eritrea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.3999 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2011 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,964 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.97 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 69.76 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 525,382 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Eritrea?
- World population growth in Eritrea was 0.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.1% in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for world population growth?
- Eritrea ranks 45th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.