Population in Eritrea compared to the Gambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Eritrea and the Gambia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Gambia	Eritrea	Gambia
1960	972,547	398,060	-	-
1961	995,573	408,930	2.37%	2.73%
1962	1,019,788	420,163	2.43%	2.75%
1963	1,045,092	431,757	2.48%	2.76%
1964	1,071,287	443,687	2.51%	2.76%
1965	1,098,335	455,952	2.52%	2.76%
1966	1,124,957	468,516	2.42%	2.76%
1967	1,152,339	481,588	2.43%	2.79%
1968	1,181,737	495,269	2.55%	2.84%
1969	1,212,005	509,440	2.56%	2.86%
1970	1,243,453	524,105	2.59%	2.88%
1971	1,276,154	539,388	2.63%	2.92%
1972	1,309,235	555,370	2.59%	2.96%
1973	1,342,669	571,991	2.55%	2.99%
1974	1,375,688	589,085	2.46%	2.99%
1975	1,408,210	606,821	2.36%	3.01%
1976	1,443,807	625,667	2.53%	3.11%
1977	1,482,565	645,770	2.68%	3.21%
1978	1,522,378	667,103	2.69%	3.3%
1979	1,563,332	689,781	2.69%	3.4%
1980	1,605,797	713,913	2.72%	3.5%
1981	1,649,939	739,125	2.75%	3.53%
1982	1,695,461	765,753	2.76%	3.6%
1983	1,736,160	794,525	2.4%	3.76%
1984	1,771,730	825,631	2.05%	3.92%
1985	1,807,816	858,874	2.04%	4.03%
1986	1,845,164	894,019	2.07%	4.09%
1987	1,888,669	931,091	2.36%	4.15%
1988	1,938,255	970,160	2.63%	4.2%
1989	1,987,017	1,011,357	2.52%	4.25%
1990	2,032,737	1,054,696	2.3%	4.29%
1991	1,919,571	1,099,959	-5.57%	4.29%
1992	1,798,748	1,145,582	-6.29%	4.15%
1993	1,856,006	1,188,365	3.18%	3.73%
1994	1,913,915	1,227,226	3.12%	3.27%
1995	2,025,267	1,264,313	5.82%	3.02%
1996	2,128,464	1,301,410	5.1%	2.93%
1997	2,152,135	1,338,889	1.11%	2.88%
1998	2,180,419	1,376,987	1.31%	2.85%
1999	2,212,780	1,415,779	1.48%	2.82%
2000	2,247,031	1,455,084	1.55%	2.78%
2001	2,312,079	1,495,011	2.89%	2.74%
2002	2,392,978	1,535,691	3.5%	2.72%
2003	2,493,903	1,577,611	4.22%	2.73%
2004	2,598,284	1,621,312	4.19%	2.77%
2005	2,661,215	1,667,037	2.42%	2.82%
2006	2,703,502	1,715,275	1.59%	2.89%
2007	2,743,222	1,765,774	1.47%	2.94%
2008	2,816,327	1,817,852	2.66%	2.95%
2009	2,887,885	1,871,422	2.54%	2.95%
2010	2,945,186	1,926,630	1.98%	2.95%
2011	2,998,485	1,983,784	1.81%	2.97%
2012	3,036,988	2,043,094	1.28%	2.99%
2013	3,074,360	2,103,820	1.23%	2.97%
2014	3,095,173	2,164,528	0.68%	2.89%
2015	3,105,546	2,224,529	0.34%	2.77%
2016	3,124,698	2,283,769	0.62%	2.66%
2017	3,150,347	2,342,189	0.82%	2.56%
2018	3,192,760	2,399,632	1.35%	2.45%
2019	3,240,194	2,456,844	1.49%	2.38%
2020	3,291,271	2,515,733	1.58%	2.4%
2021	3,350,183	2,576,010	1.79%	2.4%
2022	3,409,447	2,636,470	1.77%	2.35%
2023	3,470,390	2,697,845	1.79%	2.33%
2024	3,535,603	2,759,988	1.88%	2.3%
2025	3,606,996	2,822,083	2.02%	2.25%
2026	3,682,659	2,884,075	2.1%	2.2%
2027	3,760,368	2,945,874	2.11%	2.14%
2028	3,840,135	3,007,541	2.12%	2.09%
2029	3,920,467	3,069,012	2.09%	2.04%
2030	4,002,671	3,130,117	2.1%	1.99%
2031	4,085,037	3,190,986	2.06%	1.94%
2032	4,166,507	3,251,816	1.99%	1.91%
2033	4,249,501	3,312,585	1.99%	1.87%
2034	4,334,727	3,373,117	2.01%	1.83%
2035	4,420,915	3,433,418	1.99%	1.79%
2036	4,509,755	3,493,569	2.01%	1.75%
2037	4,601,933	3,553,521	2.04%	1.72%
2038	4,692,340	3,613,489	1.96%	1.69%
2039	4,780,469	3,673,332	1.88%	1.66%
2040	4,868,668	3,732,793	1.84%	1.62%
2041	4,954,481	3,791,791	1.76%	1.58%
2042	5,039,298	3,850,526	1.71%	1.55%
2043	5,124,256	3,909,016	1.69%	1.52%
2044	5,207,858	3,966,899	1.63%	1.48%
2045	5,292,756	4,024,221	1.63%	1.45%
2046	5,375,963	4,080,955	1.57%	1.41%
2047	5,456,488	4,137,188	1.5%	1.38%
2048	5,537,538	4,192,836	1.49%	1.35%
2049	5,617,348	4,247,701	1.44%	1.31%
2050	5,696,052	4,301,881	1.4%	1.28%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eritrea increased by 444,331 people (a 16.7% growth), while the Gambia gained 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eritrea gained 562,228 (a 18.1% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 647,350 (a 29.1% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 136th most populous country in 2005 and is 131st in 2025. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2005 and ranked 138th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Eritrea's population will grow by 55.3% to 5,696,052 people with a rank change from 131st to 123rd. The population of the Gambia will increase by 49.8% to 4,301,881 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.