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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Eritrea

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population3.61M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$2.07B2011 · current US$GDP per capita$688.682011 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth68.92024 · yearsInternet use14.3%2020 · % of populationForest area8.6%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
68.9

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Eritrea2024 · 68.9
017.2234.4551.6768.891960199320251960: 37.41961: 37.91962: 38.31963: 38.81964: 39.21965: 39.61966: 37.61967: 40.21968: 40.51969: 40.81970: 41.21971: 41.51972: 40.71973: 41.11974: 391975: 391976: 42.61977: 431978: 43.41979: 43.81980: 44.61981: 451982: 44.91983: 37.21984: 37.71985: 38.61986: 39.51987: 47.41988: 48.11989: 47.81990: 49.71991: 50.51992: 52.41993: 53.21994: 541995: 54.81996: 55.51997: 56.21998: 501999: 44.52000: 56.32001: 58.42002: 58.92003: 59.52004: 60.12005: 60.62006: 61.52007: 622008: 62.42009: 63.22010: 63.72011: 64.22012: 64.72013: 652014: 65.52015: 65.92016: 66.22017: 66.62018: 672019: 67.32020: 672021: 66.92022: 67.82023: 68.62024: 68.9

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Eritrea in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Asmara
Country code
ERI

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