Eritrea Population Pyramid 1970

Eritrea
1970
Population: 1,243,453

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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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Eritrea in 1970

In 1970, Eritrea had a total population of 1,243,453 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 27.9%, up from 972,546 in 1960. With a median age of 18.6 years, Eritrea had a youth dependency ratio of 80.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.7 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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