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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
Under-five mortality
34.3

deaths / 1,000 live births·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Eritrea2024 · 34.3
0711422132841960199320251974: 2211975: 2551976: 2101977: 2061978: 2021979: 1991980: 1951981: 1931982: 1891983: 2841984: 2791985: 2741986: 1751987: 1711988: 1661989: 1601990: 1531991: 1461992: 1391993: 1311994: 1221995: 1151996: 1071997: 1011998: 951999: 1102000: 85.32001: 81.12002: 77.32003: 73.82004: 70.52005: 67.52006: 64.72007: 622008: 59.62009: 57.32010: 55.22011: 53.32012: 51.42013: 49.72014: 48.12015: 46.42016: 44.72017: 43.32018: 41.92019: 40.52020: 39.12021: 37.82022: 36.62023: 35.42024: 34.3

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Country context

Eritrea in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Asmara
Country code
ERI

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