Eritrea - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Eritrea was 3,213,969 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 51 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,213,969 in 2011 and a minimum value of 1,007,586 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 1,007,586
1961 1,033,320
1962 1,060,489
1963 1,088,859
1964 1,118,152
1965 1,148,188
1966 1,178,875
1967 1,210,304
1968 1,242,633
1969 1,276,122
1970 1,310,947
1971 1,347,180
1972 1,384,789
1973 1,423,749
1974 1,463,986
1975 1,505,438
1976 1,547,978
1977 1,591,622
1978 1,636,771
1979 1,683,932
1980 1,733,423
1981 1,784,557
1982 1,836,825
1983 1,890,556
1984 1,946,299
1985 2,003,942
1986 2,064,803
1987 2,127,421
1988 2,185,607
1989 2,231,144
1990 2,258,649
1991 2,266,356
1992 2,257,593
1993 2,238,631
1994 2,218,436
1995 2,204,227
1996 2,196,467
1997 2,195,192
1998 2,206,439
1999 2,237,412
2000 2,292,413
2001 2,374,721
2002 2,481,059
2003 2,600,972
2004 2,719,809
2005 2,826,653
2006 2,918,209
2007 2,996,540
2008 3,062,782
2009 3,119,920
2010 3,170,437
2011 3,213,969

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Eritrea was 1,607,405 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 51 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,607,405 in 2011 and a minimum value of 506,863 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 506,863
1961 519,621
1962 533,096
1963 547,171
1964 561,702
1965 576,601
1966 591,823
1967 607,411
1968 623,458
1969 640,101
1970 657,440
1971 675,517
1972 694,303
1973 713,782
1974 733,889
1975 754,588
1976 775,802
1977 797,553
1978 820,038
1979 843,522
1980 868,169
1981 893,663
1982 919,739
1983 946,530
1984 974,265
1985 1,002,857
1986 1,032,923
1987 1,063,768
1988 1,092,455
1989 1,115,088
1990 1,129,111
1991 1,133,719
1992 1,130,480
1993 1,122,336
1994 1,113,456
1995 1,107,243
1996 1,103,863
1997 1,103,390
1998 1,108,909
1999 1,124,147
2000 1,151,345
2001 1,192,142
2002 1,244,879
2003 1,304,366
2004 1,363,325
2005 1,416,324
2006 1,461,749
2007 1,500,626
2008 1,533,460
2009 1,561,642
2010 1,586,365
2011 1,607,405

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Eritrea was 50.01 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 50.30 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.98 in 1989.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.30
1961 50.29
1962 50.27
1963 50.25
1964 50.23
1965 50.22
1966 50.20
1967 50.19
1968 50.17
1969 50.16
1970 50.15
1971 50.14
1972 50.14
1973 50.13
1974 50.13
1975 50.12
1976 50.12
1977 50.11
1978 50.10
1979 50.09
1980 50.08
1981 50.08
1982 50.07
1983 50.07
1984 50.06
1985 50.04
1986 50.03
1987 50.00
1988 49.98
1989 49.98
1990 49.99
1991 50.02
1992 50.07
1993 50.13
1994 50.19
1995 50.23
1996 50.26
1997 50.26
1998 50.26
1999 50.24
2000 50.22
2001 50.20
2002 50.18
2003 50.15
2004 50.13
2005 50.11
2006 50.09
2007 50.08
2008 50.07
2009 50.05
2010 50.04
2011 50.01

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Eritrea was 1,606,564 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 51 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,606,564 in 2011 and a minimum value of 500,723 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 500,723
1961 513,699
1962 527,393
1963 541,688
1964 556,450
1965 571,587
1966 587,052
1967 602,893
1968 619,175
1969 636,021
1970 653,507
1971 671,663
1972 690,486
1973 709,967
1974 730,097
1975 750,850
1976 772,176
1977 794,069
1978 816,733
1979 840,410
1980 865,254
1981 890,894
1982 917,086
1983 944,026
1984 972,034
1985 1,001,085
1986 1,031,880
1987 1,063,653
1988 1,093,152
1989 1,116,056
1990 1,129,538
1991 1,132,637
1992 1,127,113
1993 1,116,295
1994 1,104,980
1995 1,096,984
1996 1,092,604
1997 1,091,802
1998 1,097,530
1999 1,113,265
2000 1,141,068
2001 1,182,579
2002 1,236,180
2003 1,296,606
2004 1,356,484
2005 1,410,329
2006 1,456,460
2007 1,495,914
2008 1,529,322
2009 1,558,278
2010 1,584,072
2011 1,606,564

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Eritrea was 49.99 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 50.02 in 1989, while its lowest value was 49.70 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.70
1961 49.71
1962 49.73
1963 49.75
1964 49.77
1965 49.78
1966 49.80
1967 49.81
1968 49.83
1969 49.84
1970 49.85
1971 49.86
1972 49.86
1973 49.87
1974 49.87
1975 49.88
1976 49.88
1977 49.89
1978 49.90
1979 49.91
1980 49.92
1981 49.92
1982 49.93
1983 49.93
1984 49.94
1985 49.96
1986 49.97
1987 50.00
1988 50.02
1989 50.02
1990 50.01
1991 49.98
1992 49.93
1993 49.87
1994 49.81
1995 49.77
1996 49.74
1997 49.74
1998 49.74
1999 49.76
2000 49.78
2001 49.80
2002 49.82
2003 49.85
2004 49.87
2005 49.89
2006 49.91
2007 49.92
2008 49.93
2009 49.95
2010 49.96
2011 49.99

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population