Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Eastern Africa
Eritrea is recorded at 3.54m people in 2024, with total annual change of +67,646 under the WPP medium variant.
Eritrea observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 101,539 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -21,196 |
| Natural change | +80,343 |
| Net migration | -12,696 |
| Total change | +67,646 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +67,646 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -4,908,778 since 2100 |
| Projected 2100 | 8.44m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
international migrant stock; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Eritrea 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 1.34m, ages 15-64 1.98m, ages 65+ 144.1k.
Eritrea 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 1.70m, ages 15-64 3.66m, ages 65+ 332.0k.
Eritrea 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 1.60m, ages 15-64 5.25m, ages 65+ 1.60m.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2100.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.54m | 67,646 | 101.5k | 21.2k | 3.68 |
| 2030 | 4.00m | 84,048 | 112.0k | 22.8k | 3.32 |
| 2050 | 5.70m | 79,270 | 116.9k | 30.2k | 2.60 |
| 2080 | 7.77m | 55,451 | 113.2k | 55.2k | 2.09 |
| 2100 | 8.44m | 22,309 | 104.8k | 75.3k | 1.95 |