Eritrea Population Pyramid 2053
Eritrea in 2053
By 2053, the population of Eritrea is expected to reach 5,941,186. That would be 15.9% more than in 2043 (5,124,265).
With a projected median age of 26.9 years, Eritrea would have a youth dependency ratio of 44.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.4 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 5,941,186 | 26.9 | |
| Djibouti | 1,563,318 | 32.7 | |
| Comoros | 1,358,539 | 27.1 | |
| Mauritius | 1,076,968 | 51.3 | |
| Réunion | 939,235 | 43.2 |





