Eritrea Population Pyramid 2070
Eritrea in 2070
By 2070, the population of Eritrea is expected to reach 7,194,167. That would be 11.0% more than in 2060 (6,478,361).
The median age is projected at 31.8 years, with 37.5 children under 15 and 16.1 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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 | 7,194,167 | 31.8 | |
| Djibouti | 1,721,909 | 35.7 | |
| Comoros | 1,616,592 | 30.8 | |
| Mayotte | 939,450 | 28.0 | |
| Réunion | 908,899 | 45.7 |





