Population aged 15–64 — all countries

Population aged 15–64 — Eritrea

Population aged 15–64 in Eritrea in 2025 — 2,097,521 people. Ranked 134 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 286.9%.

2025 2.1M people +2.89% vs 2024
World rank 134of 217
Period maximum 2.1M people2025
Period minimum 542,099 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 15–64 — Eritrea, 1960–202501M2M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 542,099 people1962: 569,786 people1964: 597,007 people1966: 621,222 people1968: 645,909 people1970: 673,066 people1972: 702,038 people1974: 734,504 people1976: 769,852 people1978: 809,429 people1980: 852,157 people1982: 898,409 people1984: 943,053 people1986: 985,981 people1988: 1,030,861 people1990: 1,071,751 people1992: 942,983 people1994: 1,008,071 people1996: 1,151,453 people1998: 1,144,351 people2000: 1,159,365 people2002: 1,251,615 people2004: 1,394,310 people2006: 1,444,665 people2008: 1,504,808 people2010: 1,583,599 people2012: 1,643,342 people2014: 1,675,141 people2016: 1,686,006 people2018: 1,738,767 people2020: 1,826,862 people2022: 1,932,573 people2024: 2,038,633 people2025: 2,097,521 people
Change over the period: +1.56M (+286.93%) Average annual rate: 2.1 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Eritrea 2.1M people
World 5.36B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 745M people
Eastern Africa computed 290M people
Low-income countries computed 441M people
Population aged 15–64 — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.1M +58,888 +2.89%
2024 2.04M +54,555 +2.75%
2023 1.98M +51,505 +2.67%
2022 1.93M +52,265 +2.78%
2021 1.88M +53,446 +2.93%
2020 1.83M +46,658 +2.62%
2019 1.78M +41,437 +2.38%
2018 1.74M +34,861 +2.05%
2017 1.7M +17,900 +1.06%
2016 1.69M +10,188 +0.61%
2015 1.68M +677 +0.04%
2014 1.68M +8,465 +0.51%
2013 1.67M +23,334 +1.42%
2012 1.64M +25,024 +1.55%
2011 1.62M +34,719 +2.19%
2010 1.58M +33,859 +2.18%
2009 1.55M +44,932 +2.99%
2008 1.5M +45,252 +3.1%
2007 1.46M +14,891 +1.03%
2006 1.44M +16,075 +1.13%
2005 1.43M +34,280 +2.46%
2004 1.39M +72,003 +5.45%
2003 1.32M +70,692 +5.65%
2002 1.25M +53,560 +4.47%
2001 1.2M +38,690 +3.34%
2000 1.16M +9,880 +0.86%
1999 1.15M +5,134 +0.45%
1998 1.14M −1,050 −0.09%
1997 1.15M −6,052 −0.53%
1996 1.15M +66,197 +6.1%
1995 1.09M +77,185 +7.66%
1994 1.01M +32,169 +3.3%
1993 975,902 +32,919 +3.49%
1992 942,983 −66,863 −6.62%
1991 1.01M −61,905 −5.78%
1990 1.07M +19,250 +1.83%
1989 1.05M +21,640 +2.1%
1988 1.03M +22,685 +2.25%
1987 1.01M +22,195 +2.25%
1986 985,981 +21,565 +2.24%
1985 964,416 +21,363 +2.27%
1984 943,053 +21,786 +2.36%
1983 921,267 +22,858 +2.54%
1982 898,409 +23,486 +2.68%
1981 874,923 +22,766 +2.67%
1980 852,157 +21,821 +2.63%
1979 830,336 +20,907 +2.58%
1978 809,429 +20,192 +2.56%
1977 789,237 +19,385 +2.52%
1976 769,852 +18,136 +2.41%
1975 751,716 +17,212 +2.34%
1974 734,504 +16,772 +2.34%
1973 717,732 +15,694 +2.24%
1972 702,038 +14,694 +2.14%
1971 687,344 +14,278 +2.12%
1970 673,066 +13,849 +2.1%
1969 659,217 +13,308 +2.06%
1968 645,909 +12,732 +2.01%
1967 633,177 +11,955 +1.92%
1966 621,222 +11,513 +1.89%
1965 609,709 +12,702 +2.13%
1964 597,007 +13,529 +2.32%
1963 583,478 +13,692 +2.4%
1962 569,786 +14,039 +2.53%
1961 555,747 +13,648 +2.52%
1960 542,099

About the indicator

The population aged 15 to 64 inclusive — the group that international statistics treat as working age regardless of the national retirement age. Its growth relative to the other groups is called the demographic dividend: it gives a country a period when workers are many and dependents are few. That period is finite, and this series shows which countries are passing through it now and which have already passed it.

Important: The 15–64 bounds are a convention and do not coincide with the retirement age in any country. This is not the number of people employed — the labor force indicator covers that.

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