Eritrea Population Pyramid 2054
Eritrea in 2054
In 2054, Eritrea is projected to have a population of 6,018,816 people. Ten years before, in 2044, the projected population is 5,207,870 — 15.6% lower.
The median age is projected at 27.2 years, with 43.5 children under 15 and 9.5 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 6,018,816 | 27.2 | |
| Djibouti | 1,575,385 | 32.9 | |
| Comoros | 1,375,095 | 27.3 | |
| Mauritius | 1,066,684 | 51.7 | |
| Réunion | 938,061 | 43.4 |





