Eritrea Population: The timeline of total, male, female populations and growth rates

The population of Eritrea is 3,213,972 and the population growth amounts 1.35% (2011). The male and female population are 1,606,565 (49.99%) and 1,607,407 (50.01%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 2.97% (positive growth).

The below table shows the Eritrea population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.

Year Total Growth(%) Male Female
2011 3,213,972 1.35% 1,606,565
49.99%
1,607,407
50.01%
2010 3,170,435 1.59% 1,584,071
49.96%
1,586,364
50.04%
2009 3,119,920 1.83% 1,558,278
49.95%
1,561,642
50.05%
2008 3,062,779 2.16% 1,529,321
49.93%
1,533,458
50.07%
2007 2,996,536 2.61% 1,495,912
49.92%
1,500,624
50.08%
2006 2,918,205 3.14% 1,456,458
49.91%
1,461,747
50.09%
2005 2,826,659 3.78% 1,410,332
49.89%
1,416,327
50.11%
2004 2,719,803 4.37% 1,356,481
49.87%
1,363,322
50.13%
2003 2,600,973 4.61% 1,296,606
49.85%
1,304,367
50.15%
2002 2,481,058 4.29% 1,236,180
49.82%
1,244,878
50.18%
2001 2,374,722 3.47% 1,182,579
49.80%
1,192,143
50.20%
2000 2,292,416 2.40% 1,141,069
49.78%
1,151,347
50.22%
1999 2,237,405 1.38% 1,113,262
49.76%
1,124,143
50.24%
1998 2,206,432 0.51% 1,097,527
49.74%
1,108,905
50.26%
1997 2,195,179 -0.06% 1,091,796
49.74%
1,103,383
50.26%
1996 2,196,464 -0.35% 1,092,603
49.74%
1,103,861
50.26%
1995 2,204,222 -0.64% 1,096,982
49.77%
1,107,240
50.23%
1994 2,218,430 -0.91% 1,104,977
49.81%
1,113,453
50.19%
1993 2,238,626 -0.85% 1,116,293
49.87%
1,122,333
50.13%
1992 2,257,596 -0.39% 1,127,114
49.93%
1,130,482
50.07%
1991 2,266,358 0.34% 1,132,638
49.98%
1,133,720
50.02%
1990 2,258,653 1.22% 1,129,540
50.01%
1,129,113
49.99%
1989 2,231,141 2.04% 1,116,054
50.02%
1,115,087
49.98%
1988 2,185,605 2.66% 1,093,151
50.02%
1,092,454
49.98%
1987 2,127,422 2.94% 1,063,653
50.00%
1,063,769
50.00%
1986 2,064,794 2.95% 1,031,876
49.97%
1,032,918
50.03%
1985 2,003,937 2.88% 1,001,083
49.96%
1,002,854
50.04%
1984 1,946,305 2.86% 972,037
49.94%
974,268
50.06%
1983 1,890,558 2.84% 944,027
49.93%
946,531
50.07%
1982 1,836,823 2.85% 917,085
49.93%
919,738
50.07%
1981 1,784,561 2.87% 890,896
49.92%
893,665
50.08%
1980 1,733,416 2.85% 865,251
49.92%
868,165
50.08%
1979 1,683,939 2.80% 840,413
49.91%
843,526
50.09%
1978 1,636,769 2.76% 816,732
49.90%
820,037
50.10%
1977 1,591,620 2.74% 794,068
49.89%
797,552
50.11%
1976 1,547,975 2.75% 772,175
49.88%
775,800
50.12%
1975 1,505,439 2.75% 750,850
49.88%
754,589
50.12%
1974 1,463,983 2.75% 730,096
49.87%
733,887
50.13%
1973 1,423,761 2.74% 709,973
49.87%
713,788
50.13%
1972 1,384,797 2.72% 690,490
49.86%
694,307
50.14%
1971 1,347,176 2.69% 671,661
49.86%
675,515
50.14%
1970 1,310,945 2.66% 653,506
49.85%
657,439
50.15%
1969 1,276,123 2.62% 636,021
49.84%
640,102
50.16%
1968 1,242,635 2.60% 619,176
49.83%
623,459
50.17%
1967 1,210,302 2.60% 602,892
49.81%
607,410
50.19%
1966 1,178,875 2.60% 587,052
49.80%
591,823
50.20%
1965 1,148,189 2.62% 571,587
49.78%
576,602
50.22%
1964 1,118,159 2.62% 556,453
49.77%
561,706
50.23%
1963 1,088,854 2.61% 541,686
49.75%
547,168
50.25%
1962 1,060,486 2.56% 527,392
49.73%
533,094
50.27%
1961 1,033,328 2.49% 513,703
49.71%
519,625
50.29%
1960 1,007,590 N/A% 500,725
49.70%
506,865
50.30%

Growth rates of Eritrea population (1961-)

The below chart is the timeline of Eritrea population growth rates for 60 years.

Eritrea population and growth rate by ages

The Eritrea population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 1,291,399, 1,791,319, 131,254 respectively in 2011.

The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2011 3,213,972 1,291,399
40.18%
1,791,319
55.74%
131,254
4.08%
2010 3,170,435 1,251,793
39.48%
1,791,822
56.52%
126,820
4.00%
2009 3,119,920 1,222,587
39.19%
1,773,413
56.84%
123,920
3.97%
2008 3,062,779 1,192,699
38.94%
1,749,367
57.12%
120,713
3.94%
2007 2,996,536 1,161,854
38.77%
1,717,648
57.32%
117,034
3.91%
2006 2,918,205 1,128,441
38.67%
1,677,007
57.47%
112,757
3.86%
2005 2,826,659 1,091,534
38.62%
1,627,270
57.57%
107,855
3.82%
2004 2,719,803 1,080,873
39.74%
1,534,918
56.43%
104,012
3.82%
2003 2,600,973 1,066,782
41.01%
1,434,415
55.15%
99,776
3.84%
2002 2,481,058 1,052,504
42.42%
1,333,114
53.73%
95,440
3.85%
2001 2,374,722 1,044,472
43.98%
1,238,892
52.17%
91,358
3.85%
2000 2,292,416 1,047,869
45.71%
1,156,753
50.46%
87,794
3.83%
1999 2,237,405 1,037,200
46.36%
1,116,318
49.89%
83,887
3.75%
1998 2,206,432 1,038,484
47.07%
1,087,246
49.28%
80,702
3.66%
1997 2,195,179 1,048,318
47.76%
1,068,722
48.68%
78,139
3.56%
1996 2,196,464 1,061,776
48.34%
1,058,704
48.20%
75,984
3.46%
1995 2,204,222 1,075,302
48.78%
1,054,886
47.86%
74,034
3.36%
1994 2,218,430 1,068,811
48.18%
1,077,947
48.59%
71,672
3.23%
1993 2,238,626 1,063,011
47.48%
1,106,035
49.41%
69,580
3.11%
1992 2,257,596 1,055,251
46.74%
1,134,829
50.27%
67,516
2.99%
1991 2,266,358 1,041,733
45.97%
1,159,390
51.16%
65,235
2.88%
1990 2,258,653 1,020,051
45.16%
1,176,011
52.07%
62,591
2.77%
1989 2,231,141 1,008,432
45.20%
1,161,353
52.05%
61,356
2.75%
1988 2,185,605 985,807
45.10%
1,140,124
52.17%
59,674
2.73%
1987 2,127,422 955,550
44.92%
1,114,222
52.37%
57,650
2.71%
1986 2,064,794 922,489
44.68%
1,086,854
52.64%
55,451
2.69%
1985 2,003,937 889,958
44.41%
1,060,743
52.93%
53,236
2.66%
1984 1,946,305 864,678
44.43%
1,030,053
52.92%
51,574
2.65%
1983 1,890,558 839,991
44.43%
1,000,624
52.93%
49,943
2.64%
1982 1,836,823 815,814
44.41%
972,674
52.95%
48,335
2.63%
1981 1,784,561 791,720
44.36%
946,127
53.02%
46,714
2.62%
1980 1,733,416 767,480
44.28%
920,892
53.13%
45,044
2.60%
1979 1,683,939 746,258
44.32%
893,955
53.09%
43,726
2.60%
1978 1,636,769 725,711
44.34%
868,626
53.07%
42,432
2.59%
1977 1,591,620 705,595
44.33%
844,879
53.08%
41,146
2.59%
1976 1,547,975 685,636
44.29%
822,489
53.13%
39,850
2.57%
1975 1,505,439 665,613
44.21%
801,303
53.23%
38,523
2.56%
1974 1,463,983 648,055
44.27%
778,355
53.17%
37,573
2.57%
1973 1,423,761 630,836
44.31%
756,299
53.12%
36,626
2.57%
1972 1,384,797 613,635
44.31%
735,492
53.11%
35,670
2.58%
1971 1,347,176 595,871
44.23%
716,598
53.19%
34,707
2.58%
1970 1,310,945 577,126
44.02%
700,081
53.40%
33,738
2.57%
1969 1,276,123 561,086
43.97%
681,944
53.44%
33,093
2.59%
1968 1,242,635 544,491
43.82%
665,697
53.57%
32,447
2.61%
1967 1,210,302 527,630
43.59%
650,889
53.78%
31,783
2.63%
1966 1,178,875 511,171
43.36%
636,626
54.00%
31,078
2.64%
1965 1,148,189 495,401
43.15%
622,477
54.21%
30,311
2.64%
1964 1,118,159 482,950
43.19%
605,299
54.13%
29,910
2.67%
1963 1,088,854 471,760
43.33%
587,666
53.97%
29,428
2.70%
1962 1,060,486 461,288
43.50%
570,311
53.78%
28,887
2.72%
1961 1,033,328 450,245
43.57%
554,741
53.68%
28,342
2.74%
1960 1,007,590 437,718
43.44%
542,050
53.80%
27,822
2.76%

The below chart and table represents Eritrea population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2011 1.37% 3.16% -0.03% 3.50%
2010 1.62% 2.39% 1.04% 2.34%
2009 1.87% 2.51% 1.37% 2.66%
2008 2.21% 2.65% 1.85% 3.14%
2007 2.68% 2.96% 2.42% 3.79%
2006 3.24% 3.38% 3.06% 4.54%
2005 3.93% 0.99% 6.02% 3.69%
2004 4.57% 1.32% 7.01% 4.25%
2003 4.83% 1.36% 7.60% 4.54%
2002 4.48% 0.77% 7.61% 4.47%
2001 3.59% -0.32% 7.10% 4.06%
2000 2.46% 1.03% 3.62% 4.66%
1999 1.40% -0.12% 2.67% 3.95%
1998 0.51% -0.94% 1.73% 3.28%
1997 -0.06% -1.27% 0.95% 2.84%
1996 -0.35% -1.26% 0.36% 2.63%
1995 -0.64% 0.61% -2.14% 3.30%
1994 -0.90% 0.55% -2.54% 3.01%
1993 -0.84% 0.74% -2.54% 3.06%
1992 -0.39% 1.30% -2.12% 3.50%
1991 0.34% 2.13% -1.41% 4.22%
1990 1.23% 1.15% 1.26% 2.01%
1989 2.08% 2.30% 1.86% 2.82%
1988 2.73% 3.17% 2.32% 3.51%
1987 3.03% 3.58% 2.52% 3.97%
1986 3.04% 3.66% 2.46% 4.16%
1985 2.96% 2.92% 2.98% 3.22%
1984 2.95% 2.94% 2.94% 3.27%
1983 2.93% 2.96% 2.87% 3.33%
1982 2.93% 3.04% 2.81% 3.47%
1981 2.95% 3.16% 2.74% 3.71%
1980 2.94% 2.84% 3.01% 3.01%
1979 2.88% 2.83% 2.92% 3.05%
1978 2.84% 2.85% 2.81% 3.13%
1977 2.82% 2.91% 2.72% 3.25%
1976 2.83% 3.01% 2.64% 3.44%
1975 2.83% 2.71% 2.95% 2.53%
1974 2.83% 2.73% 2.92% 2.59%
1973 2.81% 2.80% 2.83% 2.68%
1972 2.79% 2.98% 2.64% 2.77%
1971 2.76% 3.25% 2.36% 2.87%
1970 2.73% 2.86% 2.66% 1.95%
1969 2.69% 3.05% 2.44% 1.99%
1968 2.67% 3.20% 2.28% 2.09%
1967 2.67% 3.22% 2.24% 2.27%
1966 2.67% 3.18% 2.27% 2.53%
1965 2.69% 2.58% 2.84% 1.34%
1964 2.69% 2.37% 3.00% 1.64%
1963 2.67% 2.27% 3.04% 1.87%
1962 2.63% 2.45% 2.81% 1.92%
1961 2.55% 2.86% 2.34% 1.87%

Data Source

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