Eritrea Population Pyramid 2030
Eritrea in 2030
In 2030, Eritrea is projected to have a population of 4,002,672 people. That would be 21.6% more than in 2020 (3,291,270).
The median age is projected at 21.6 years, with 59.7 children under 15 and 7.6 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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.
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 | 4,002,672 | 21.6 | |
| Djibouti | 1,262,679 | 27.4 | |
| Mauritius | 1,250,433 | 41.3 | |
| Comoros | 964,265 | 22.4 | |
| Réunion | 900,869 | 40.6 |





