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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
Population growth
2%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Eritrea2025 · 2%
-6.5-3.46-0.422.625.661960199320251961: 2.3%1962: 2.4%1963: 2.5%1964: 2.5%1965: 2.5%1966: 2.4%1967: 2.4%1968: 2.5%1969: 2.5%1970: 2.6%1971: 2.6%1972: 2.6%1973: 2.5%1974: 2.4%1975: 2.3%1976: 2.5%1977: 2.6%1978: 2.6%1979: 2.7%1980: 2.7%1981: 2.7%1982: 2.7%1983: 2.4%1984: 2%1985: 2%1986: 2%1987: 2.3%1988: 2.6%1989: 2.5%1990: 2.3%1991: -5.7%1992: -6.5%1993: 3.1%1994: 3.1%1995: 5.7%1996: 5%1997: 1.1%1998: 1.3%1999: 1.5%2000: 1.5%2001: 2.9%2002: 3.4%2003: 4.1%2004: 4.1%2005: 2.4%2006: 1.6%2007: 1.5%2008: 2.6%2009: 2.5%2010: 2%2011: 1.8%2012: 1.3%2013: 1.2%2014: 0.7%2015: 0.3%2016: 0.6%2017: 0.8%2018: 1.3%2019: 1.5%2020: 1.6%2021: 1.8%2022: 1.8%2023: 1.8%2024: 1.9%2025: 2%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Eritrea in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Asmara
Country code
ERI

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