Eritrea Population Pyramid 1993
Eritrea in 1993
The population of Eritrea in 1993 was 1,856,007. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 6.9%, up from 1,736,161 in 1983.
Half of the population was younger than 17.6 years; 44.5% were children under 15 and 2.9% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 1,856,007 | 17.6 | |
| Mauritius | 1,132,394 | 26.6 | |
| Réunion | 688,100 | 26.7 | |
| Djibouti | 614,246 | 18.2 | |
| Comoros | 473,682 | 16.3 |





