Eritrea Population Pyramid 1975
Eritrea in 1975
The population of Eritrea in 1975 was 1,408,210. A decade earlier, in 1965, the population was 1,098,336; it has grown by 28.2% since.
With a median age of 18.1 years, Eritrea had a youth dependency ratio of 82.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.7 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Eritrea had on average 3.71 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 68.6 years in 2023: 70.7 for women and 66.5 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
10,748 immigrants live in Eritrea, 0.3% of the population.
| Somalia | 1,937 |
| D.R. Congo | 1,324 |
| Uganda | 1,195 |
| South Sudan | 1,167 |
| Mozambique | 867 |
912,775 people born in Eritrea live in other countries.
| Sudan | 384,053 |
| Ethiopia | 176,860 |
| Sweden | 59,751 |
| Canada | 42,246 |
| Uganda | 41,731 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 1,408,210 | 18.1 | |
| Mauritius | 888,023 | 20.2 | |
| Réunion | 511,302 | 19.4 | |
| Comoros | 287,693 | 16.8 | |
| Djibouti | 209,908 | 17.3 |





