Total population rose 118% to 7.91 mil in Eritrea in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total population in Eritrea reached an all time high of 7.91 mil in 2022 and an all time low of 0.994 mil in 1960. When compared to Eritrea's main peers, total population in Djibouti amounted to 0.959 mil, 13.3 mil in Somalia, 45.3 mil in Sudan and 28.7 mil in Yemen in 2022.
Eritrea has been ranked 103rd within the group of 179 countries we follow in terms of total population, 32 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population (Total) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Chad | mil | 26.9 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 28.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | mil | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 104 | 104 | 105 | 105 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | mil | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 156 | 158 | 160 | 161 | 162 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 78.9 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 82.1 | 83.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | mil | 4.58 | 4.57 | 4.56 | 4.54 | 4.53 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 35.9 | 35.9 | 36.0 | 36.1 | 36.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 20.4 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 63.9 | 64.6 | 65.3 | 66.0 | 66.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | mil | 36.2 | 36.4 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 36.9 |
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