Eritrea birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Eritrea chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Eritrea is 3.71, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.07 — a -38.8% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Eritrea	World
1960	6.48	4.69
1961	6.47	4.56
1962	6.5	5.02
1963	6.48	5.31
1964	6.49	5.13
1965	6.49	5.08
1966	6.5	4.97
1967	6.5	4.87
1968	6.5	4.98
1969	6.5	4.88
1970	6.54	4.84
1971	6.54	4.69
1972	6.54	4.55
1973	6.55	4.42
1974	6.57	4.26
1975	6.59	4.07
1976	6.6	3.97
1977	6.61	3.84
1978	6.61	3.77
1979	6.62	3.76
1980	6.61	3.73
1981	6.62	3.71
1982	6.63	3.72
1983	6.65	3.59
1984	6.62	3.57
1985	6.59	3.53
1986	6.56	3.51
1987	6.52	3.48
1988	6.47	3.39
1989	6.41	3.35
1990	6.34	3.31
1991	6.24	3.13
1992	6.16	3.04
1993	6.07	2.97
1994	6.01	2.92
1995	5.94	2.87
1996	5.84	2.82
1997	5.74	2.78
1998	5.63	2.75
1999	5.52	2.72
2000	5.4	2.73
2001	5.31	2.69
2002	5.23	2.66
2003	5.14	2.64
2004	5.04	2.63
2005	4.93	2.61
2006	4.88	2.61
2007	4.81	2.6
2008	4.74	2.6
2009	4.66	2.59
2010	4.57	2.57
2011	4.49	2.55
2012	4.41	2.56
2013	4.34	2.53
2014	4.27	2.52
2015	4.22	2.49
2016	4.16	2.49
2017	4.11	2.46
2018	4.06	2.39
2019	4	2.35
2020	3.93	2.28
2021	3.87	2.25
2022	3.79	2.22
2023	3.71	2.2
2024	3.68	2.19
2025	3.61	2.18
2026	3.55	2.18
2027	3.49	2.17
2028	3.43	2.16
2029	3.38	2.15
2030	3.32	2.14
2031	3.27	2.13
2032	3.22	2.12
2033	3.18	2.12
2034	3.13	2.11
2035	3.09	2.1
2036	3.04	2.09
2037	3.01	2.09
2038	2.97	2.08
2039	2.93	2.08
2040	2.9	2.08
2041	2.86	2.07
2042	2.83	2.07
2043	2.8	2.07
2044	2.77	2.07
2045	2.74	2.06
2046	2.71	2.06
2047	2.68	2.06
2048	2.65	2.05
2049	2.63	2.05
2050	2.6	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 13.3% were to women under 20 years old, 56.5% to women ages 20-29, and 30.2% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 12%, 46.8%, and 41.2% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Eritrea by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Eritrea	World
1960	41.5%	37.4%
1961	41.4%	37.5%
1962	41.4%	37.6%
1963	41.5%	37.8%
1964	41.6%	38%
1965	41.8%	38%
1966	42.1%	38%
1967	42.4%	38%
1968	42.8%	37.9%
1969	43%	37.8%
1970	43.3%	37.7%
1971	43.6%	37.6%
1972	43.8%	37.5%
1973	44%	37.3%
1974	44.1%	37.2%
1975	44.1%	37.1%
1976	44.2%	36.9%
1977	44.3%	36.7%
1978	44.3%	36.3%
1979	44.4%	35.9%
1980	44.4%	35.5%
1981	44.4%	35.2%
1982	44.4%	34.9%
1983	44.4%	34.6%
1984	44.2%	34.3%
1985	44.1%	34%
1986	44%	33.8%
1987	44%	33.6%
1988	44.2%	33.4%
1989	44.3%	33.2%
1990	44.5%	33%
1991	44.6%	32.9%
1992	44.7%	32.7%
1993	44.5%	32.5%
1994	44.4%	32.3%
1995	43.5%	32.1%
1996	42.9%	31.8%
1997	43.7%	31.5%
1998	44.4%	31.1%
1999	44.9%	30.8%
2000	45.2%	30.4%
2001	45%	30%
2002	44.4%	29.6%
2003	43.7%	29.2%
2004	43%	28.8%
2005	42.9%	28.5%
2006	43.1%	28.1%
2007	43.3%	27.9%
2008	43%	27.6%
2009	42.7%	27.5%
2010	42.6%	27.3%
2011	42.3%	27.1%
2012	42.1%	27%
2013	42%	26.9%
2014	42%	26.8%
2015	42.1%	26.6%
2016	42.1%	26.5%
2017	41.9%	26.4%
2018	41.5%	26.2%
2019	41%	26%
2020	40.4%	25.8%
2021	39.8%	25.6%
2022	39.2%	25.3%
2023	38.7%	25%
2024	38.1%	24.7%
2025	37.6%	24.4%
2026	37.1%	24.1%
2027	36.6%	23.8%
2028	36.3%	23.4%
2029	35.9%	23.1%
2030	35.7%	22.8%
2031	35.5%	22.6%
2032	35.3%	22.3%
2033	35.2%	22.1%
2034	35%	21.9%
2035	34.8%	21.7%
2036	34.7%	21.6%
2037	34.4%	21.5%
2038	34.2%	21.4%
2039	34%	21.3%
2040	33.7%	21.2%
2041	33.4%	21.1%
2042	33.1%	21%
2043	32.7%	21%
2044	32.3%	20.9%
2045	31.9%	20.8%
2046	31.5%	20.7%
2047	31.1%	20.7%
2048	30.7%	20.6%
2049	30.3%	20.5%
2050	29.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Eritrea was 41.5% in 1960, 44.5% in 1993, and 38.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Eritrea.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Eritrea, excluding migration, has been +2.29% annually. On average, 74,283 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Eritrea
1960	21,424
1961	22,351
1962	23,478
1963	24,393
1964	25,327
1965	26,285
1966	24,713
1967	27,992
1968	28,777
1969	29,535
1970	30,686
1971	31,490
1972	30,951
1973	31,969
1974	30,111
1975	30,971
1976	36,250
1977	37,295
1978	38,353
1979	39,577
1980	41,392
1981	42,924
1982	44,146
1983	33,420
1984	35,101
1985	37,362
1986	39,470
1987	52,229
1988	54,163
1989	54,299
1990	56,903
1991	57,741
1992	51,443
1993	51,679
1994	56,288
1995	56,157
1996	66,557
1997	63,953
1998	55,332
1999	45,120
2000	60,274
2001	61,180
2002	65,436
2003	66,291
2004	72,147
2005	72,930
2006	74,470
2007	73,101
2008	73,391
2009	76,206
2010	76,098
2011	76,806
2012	76,416
2013	75,562
2014	75,729
2015	73,682
2016	73,002
2017	72,291
2018	72,511
2019	73,572
2020	73,362
2021	74,394
2022	76,221
2023	78,073

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Eritrea was 291 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.29% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -60.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Eritrea	World
1985	1,678	460
1986	1,625	438
1987	1,555	429
1988	1,499	414
1989	1,473	401
1990	1,352	391
1991	1,384	395
1992	1,149	395
1993	1,040	389
1994	998	382
1995	854	371
1996	878	366
1997	817	358
1998	865	360
1999	734	340
2000	741	328
2001	651	321
2002	636	311
2003	588	301
2004	588	291
2005	567	283
2006	555	276
2007	541	269
2008	530	264
2009	515	258
2010	498	253
2011	478	247
2012	458	239
2013	443	235
2014	430	231
2015	413	228
2016	395	220
2017	379	215
2018	363	211
2019	351	207
2020	334	211
2021	338	242
2022	301	203
2023	291	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Eritrea was 35.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.54% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 85.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Eritrea	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	-	14.1%
1974	25.6%	13.7%
1975	25%	13.4%
1976	20.8%	13%
1977	20.4%	12.5%
1978	20%	12.1%
1979	19.7%	11.7%
1980	19.4%	11.4%
1981	19.1%	11%
1982	18.8%	10.8%
1983	27.8%	10.6%
1984	27.2%	10.4%
1985	26.2%	10.1%
1986	25.6%	9.81%
1987	17.1%	9.47%
1988	16.6%	9.31%
1989	16%	9.02%
1990	15.4%	8.81%
1991	14.7%	8.66%
1992	13.9%	8.46%
1993	13.1%	8.19%
1994	12.3%	7.98%
1995	11.5%	7.76%
1996	10.8%	7.52%
1997	10.1%	7.28%
1998	9.51%	7.05%
1999	10.9%	6.76%
2000	8.53%	6.48%
2001	8.11%	6.21%
2002	7.73%	5.94%
2003	7.38%	5.65%
2004	7.05%	5.43%
2005	6.75%	5.16%
2006	6.46%	4.92%
2007	6.19%	4.7%
2008	5.94%	4.5%
2009	5.71%	4.31%
2010	5.5%	4.11%
2011	5.31%	3.97%
2012	5.12%	3.77%
2013	4.94%	3.61%
2014	4.78%	3.48%
2015	4.61%	3.35%
2016	4.46%	3.23%
2017	4.32%	3.11%
2018	4.17%	2.97%
2019	4.03%	2.86%
2020	3.91%	2.75%
2021	3.79%	2.66%
2022	3.66%	2.59%
2023	3.54%	2.49%