Eritrea Population Pyramid 2050
Eritrea in 2050
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Eritrea at 5,696,062 in 2050. That would be 17.0% more than in 2040 (4,868,676).
Half of the population would be younger than 26.1 years, with 29.9% children under 15 and 5.8% aged 65 or older. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 5,696,062 | 26.1 | |
| Djibouti | 1,530,540 | 32.2 | |
| Comoros | 1,307,558 | 26.4 | |
| Mauritius | 1,107,197 | 50.1 | |
| Réunion | 941,413 | 42.5 |





