Eritrea
Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Historical trend
Analytical takeaways
- Eritrea records 3.61M for Population, total in 2025, ranking #131 globally out of 217 countries.
- Population, total increased from 972,547 in 1960 to 3.61M in 2025, a gain of 2.63M.
- The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.
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