Male population — all countries

Male population — Eritrea

Male population in Eritrea in 2025 — 1,781,275 people. Ranked 132 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 272.1%.

2025 1.78M people +2.06% vs 2024
World rank 132of 217
Period maximum 1.78M people2025
Period minimum 478,719 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Eritrea, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 478,719 people1962: 501,678 people1964: 526,766 people1966: 552,923 people1968: 580,590 people1970: 610,740 people1972: 642,977 people1974: 675,435 people1976: 708,029 people1978: 745,735 people1980: 786,036 people1982: 829,688 people1984: 866,376 people1986: 901,895 people1988: 947,472 people1990: 993,713 people1992: 879,996 people1994: 937,974 people1996: 1,045,729 people1998: 1,070,295 people2000: 1,096,507 people2002: 1,169,826 people2004: 1,272,943 people2006: 1,325,992 people2008: 1,382,874 people2010: 1,447,728 people2012: 1,493,996 people2014: 1,523,405 people2016: 1,538,459 people2018: 1,572,793 people2020: 1,622,323 people2022: 1,681,805 people2024: 1,745,353 people2025: 1,781,275 people
Change over the period: +1.3M (+272.09%) Average annual rate: 2.04 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 1.78M people
World 4.13B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 659M people
Eastern Africa computed 254M people
Low-income countries computed 393M people
Male population — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.78M +35,922 +2.06%
2024 1.75M +32,829 +1.92%
2023 1.71M +30,719 +1.83%
2022 1.68M +29,885 +1.81%
2021 1.65M +29,597 +1.82%
2020 1.62M +25,641 +1.61%
2019 1.6M +23,889 +1.52%
2018 1.57M +21,366 +1.38%
2017 1.55M +12,968 +0.84%
2016 1.54M +9,718 +0.64%
2015 1.53M +5,336 +0.35%
2014 1.52M +10,557 +0.7%
2013 1.51M +18,852 +1.26%
2012 1.49M +19,432 +1.32%
2011 1.47M +26,836 +1.85%
2010 1.45M +28,857 +2.03%
2009 1.42M +35,997 +2.6%
2008 1.38M +36,781 +2.73%
2007 1.35M +20,101 +1.52%
2006 1.33M +21,370 +1.64%
2005 1.3M +31,679 +2.49%
2004 1.27M +52,421 +4.29%
2003 1.22M +50,696 +4.33%
2002 1.17M +40,697 +3.6%
2001 1.13M +32,622 +2.98%
2000 1.1M +14,370 +1.33%
1999 1.08M +11,842 +1.11%
1998 1.07M +12,582 +1.19%
1997 1.06M +11,984 +1.15%
1996 1.05M +51,829 +5.21%
1995 993,900 +55,926 +5.96%
1994 937,974 +29,166 +3.21%
1993 908,808 +28,812 +3.27%
1992 879,996 −58,658 −6.25%
1991 938,654 −55,059 −5.54%
1990 993,713 +22,400 +2.31%
1989 971,313 +23,841 +2.52%
1988 947,472 +24,289 +2.63%
1987 923,183 +21,288 +2.36%
1986 901,895 +18,155 +2.05%
1985 883,740 +17,364 +2%
1984 866,376 +17,065 +2.01%
1983 849,311 +19,623 +2.37%
1982 829,688 +22,130 +2.74%
1981 807,558 +21,522 +2.74%
1980 786,036 +20,587 +2.69%
1979 765,449 +19,714 +2.64%
1978 745,735 +19,115 +2.63%
1977 726,620 +18,591 +2.63%
1976 708,029 +17,010 +2.46%
1975 691,019 +15,584 +2.31%
1974 675,435 +16,065 +2.44%
1973 659,370 +16,393 +2.55%
1972 642,977 +16,218 +2.59%
1971 626,759 +16,019 +2.62%
1970 610,740 +15,379 +2.58%
1969 595,361 +14,771 +2.54%
1968 580,590 +14,325 +2.53%
1967 566,265 +13,342 +2.41%
1966 552,923 +12,976 +2.4%
1965 539,947 +13,181 +2.5%
1964 526,766 +12,766 +2.48%
1963 514,000 +12,322 +2.46%
1962 501,678 +11,775 +2.4%
1961 489,903 +11,184 +2.34%
1960 478,719

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.