Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.34 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Eritrea is 1.34 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Eritrea peaked at 1.34 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 361,940 people, in 1950.
Eritrea ranks 114th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 377,488 people | 361,940 people | 395,088 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 456,560 people | 403,138 people | 521,653 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 615,026 people | 538,639 people | 693,449 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 792,830 people | 712,786 people | 881,106 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 894,124 people | 804,785 people | 994,164 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million people | 1.02 million people | 1.23 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million people | 1.25 million people | 1.33 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million people | 1.33 million people | 1.34 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Eritrea
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 525,382 people (2100)
- Population density 69.76 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.68 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 119 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.68 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.68 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.71 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Eritrea?
- Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Eritrea was 1.34 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,940 people in 1950.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Eritrea ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.