Eritrea Population Pyramid 2082
Eritrea in 2082
In 2082, Eritrea is projected to have a population of 7,858,175 people. Compared with 2072, when the projection stands at 7,318,844, that represents growth of 7.4% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 35.0 years, Eritrea would have a youth dependency ratio of 33.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 22.7 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 7,858,175 | 35.0 | |
| Djibouti | 1,783,929 | 37.7 | |
| Comoros | 1,764,609 | 33.7 | |
| Mayotte | 1,122,153 | 31.1 | |
| Réunion | 892,043 | 47.1 |





