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