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Population in Eritrea compared to Germany: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,535,603 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,700,586 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 22.3 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.04% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.28% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.7M (36.9% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Eritrea vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Germany
2100 8,514,681 69,929,981
2099 8,489,924 69,956,854
2098 8,466,983 69,973,838
2097 8,444,468 70,015,834
2096 8,422,323 70,046,713
2095 8,396,086 70,067,131
2094 8,370,114 70,085,911
2093 8,344,405 70,106,718
2092 8,309,034 70,132,132
2091 8,278,860 70,178,440
2090 8,243,905 70,240,137
2089 8,209,883 70,294,005
2088 8,172,664 70,352,443
2087 8,136,016 70,434,814
2086 8,093,065 70,532,124
2085 8,046,814 70,627,602
2084 7,999,706 70,722,960
2083 7,956,385 70,829,392
2082 7,911,764 70,932,273
2081 7,871,753 71,045,881
2080 7,815,766 71,171,519
2079 7,765,677 71,305,544
2078 7,711,886 71,445,484
2077 7,656,307 71,601,117
2076 7,600,951 71,757,525
2075 7,538,912 71,891,567
2074 7,484,322 72,046,795
2073 7,420,571 72,206,145
2072 7,358,500 72,356,324
2071 7,296,109 72,517,749
2070 7,231,198 72,664,462
2069 7,164,883 72,828,330
2068 7,094,530 72,993,859
2067 7,026,000 73,178,408
2066 6,952,514 73,370,207
2065 6,884,323 73,561,648
2064 6,814,893 73,762,096
2063 6,733,263 73,971,537
2062 6,659,531 74,198,775
2061 6,580,923 74,426,082
2060 6,500,944 74,678,280
2059 6,422,305 74,932,496
2058 6,343,070 75,206,278
2057 6,265,450 75,482,742
2056 6,194,123 75,756,281
2055 6,114,099 76,041,477
2054 6,039,801 76,325,196
2053 5,957,339 76,595,801
2052 5,871,954 76,839,962
2051 5,791,096 77,084,029
2050 5,711,061 77,325,459
2049 5,632,165 77,569,721
2048 5,549,890 77,818,888
2047 5,468,518 78,049,343
2046 5,387,267 78,272,834
2045 5,300,511 78,497,690
2044 5,215,831 78,722,126
2043 5,131,686 78,936,540
2042 5,044,262 79,130,312
2041 4,960,422 79,324,161
2040 4,870,981 79,536,735
2039 4,782,316 79,754,631
2038 4,693,015 79,978,474
2037 4,599,752 80,194,225
2036 4,506,879 80,425,162
2035 4,420,367 80,640,951
2034 4,332,828 80,844,719
2033 4,248,272 81,069,119
2032 4,165,241 81,286,326
2031 4,083,762 81,520,272
2030 3,998,903 81,736,996
2029 3,917,775 81,963,002
2028 3,836,693 82,178,048
2027 3,756,696 82,384,302
2026 3,679,782 82,575,542
2025 3,603,902 83,233,941
2024 3,535,603 83,516,593
2023 3,470,390 83,287,273
2022 3,409,447 83,177,813
2021 3,350,183 83,196,078
2020 3,291,271 83,160,871
2019 3,240,194 83,092,962
2018 3,192,760 82,905,782
2017 3,150,347 82,657,002
2016 3,124,698 82,348,669
2015 3,105,546 81,686,611
2014 3,095,173 80,982,500
2013 3,074,360 80,645,605
2012 3,036,988 80,425,823
2011 2,998,485 80,274,983
2010 2,945,186 81,776,930
2009 2,887,885 81,902,307
2008 2,816,327 82,110,097
2007 2,743,222 82,266,372
2006 2,703,502 82,376,451
2005 2,661,215 82,469,422
2004 2,598,284 82,516,260
2003 2,493,903 82,534,176
2002 2,392,978 82,488,495
2001 2,312,079 82,349,925
2000 2,247,031 82,211,508
1999 2,212,780 82,100,243
1998 2,180,419 82,047,195
1997 2,152,135 82,034,771
1996 2,128,464 81,914,831
1995 2,025,267 81,678,051
1994 1,913,915 81,438,348
1993 1,856,006 81,156,363
1992 1,798,748 80,624,598
1991 1,919,571 80,013,896
1990 2,032,737 79,433,029
1989 1,987,017 78,751,283
1988 1,938,255 78,144,619
1987 1,888,669 77,839,920
1986 1,845,164 77,720,436
1985 1,807,816 77,684,873
1984 1,771,730 77,858,685
1983 1,736,160 78,128,282
1982 1,695,461 78,333,366
1981 1,649,939 78,407,907
1980 1,605,797 78,288,576
1979 1,563,332 78,126,350
1978 1,522,378 78,091,820
1977 1,482,565 78,159,814
1976 1,443,807 78,336,950
1975 1,408,210 78,673,554
1974 1,375,688 78,967,433
1973 1,342,669 78,936,666
1972 1,309,235 78,688,452
1971 1,276,154 78,312,842
1970 1,243,453 78,169,289
1969 1,212,005 77,909,682
1968 1,181,737 77,294,314
1967 1,152,339 76,951,336
1966 1,124,957 76,600,311
1965 1,098,335 75,963,695
1964 1,071,287 75,318,337
1963 1,045,092 74,714,353
1962 1,019,788 74,025,784
1961 995,573 73,377,632
1960 972,547 72,814,900

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eritrea's population will grow by 54.3% to 5,711,061 people with a rank change from 130th to 123rd. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.51M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Germany
2100 0.29% -0.04%
2099 0.27% -0.02%
2098 0.27% -0.06%
2097 0.26% -0.04%
2096 0.31% -0.03%
2095 0.31% -0.03%
2094 0.31% -0.03%
2093 0.43% -0.04%
2092 0.36% -0.07%
2091 0.42% -0.09%
2090 0.41% -0.08%
2089 0.46% -0.08%
2088 0.45% -0.12%
2087 0.53% -0.14%
2086 0.57% -0.14%
2085 0.59% -0.13%
2084 0.54% -0.15%
2083 0.56% -0.15%
2082 0.51% -0.16%
2081 0.72% -0.18%
2080 0.65% -0.19%
2079 0.7% -0.2%
2078 0.73% -0.22%
2077 0.73% -0.22%
2076 0.82% -0.19%
2075 0.73% -0.22%
2074 0.86% -0.22%
2073 0.84% -0.21%
2072 0.86% -0.22%
2071 0.9% -0.2%
2070 0.93% -0.23%
2069 0.99% -0.23%
2068 0.98% -0.25%
2067 1.06% -0.26%
2066 0.99% -0.26%
2065 1.02% -0.27%
2064 1.21% -0.28%
2063 1.11% -0.31%
2062 1.19% -0.31%
2061 1.23% -0.34%
2060 1.22% -0.34%
2059 1.25% -0.36%
2058 1.24% -0.37%
2057 1.15% -0.36%
2056 1.31% -0.38%
2055 1.23% -0.37%
2054 1.38% -0.35%
2053 1.45% -0.32%
2052 1.4% -0.32%
2051 1.4% -0.31%
2050 1.4% -0.31%
2049 1.48% -0.32%
2048 1.49% -0.3%
2047 1.51% -0.29%
2046 1.64% -0.29%
2045 1.62% -0.29%
2044 1.64% -0.27%
2043 1.73% -0.24%
2042 1.69% -0.24%
2041 1.84% -0.27%
2040 1.85% -0.27%
2039 1.9% -0.28%
2038 2.03% -0.27%
2037 2.06% -0.29%
2036 1.96% -0.27%
2035 2.02% -0.25%
2034 1.99% -0.28%
2033 1.99% -0.27%
2032 2% -0.29%
2031 2.12% -0.27%
2030 2.07% -0.28%
2029 2.11% -0.26%
2028 2.13% -0.25%
2027 2.09% -0.23%
2026 2.11% -0.79%
2025 1.93% -0.34%
2024 1.88% 0.28%
2023 1.79% 0.13%
2022 1.77% -0.02%
2021 1.79% 0.04%
2020 1.58% 0.08%
2019 1.49% 0.23%
2018 1.35% 0.3%
2017 0.82% 0.37%
2016 0.62% 0.81%
2015 0.34% 0.87%
2014 0.68% 0.42%
2013 1.23% 0.27%
2012 1.28% 0.19%
2011 1.81% -1.84%
2010 1.98% -0.15%
2009 2.54% -0.25%
2008 2.66% -0.19%
2007 1.47% -0.13%
2006 1.59% -0.11%
2005 2.42% -0.06%
2004 4.19% -0.02%
2003 4.22% 0.06%
2002 3.5% 0.17%
2001 2.89% 0.17%
2000 1.55% 0.14%
1999 1.48% 0.06%
1998 1.31% 0.02%
1997 1.11% 0.15%
1996 5.1% 0.29%
1995 5.82% 0.29%
1994 3.12% 0.35%
1993 3.18% 0.66%
1992 -6.29% 0.76%
1991 -5.57% 0.73%
1990 2.3% 0.87%
1989 2.52% 0.78%
1988 2.63% 0.39%
1987 2.36% 0.15%
1986 2.07% 0.05%
1985 2.04% -0.22%
1984 2.05% -0.35%
1983 2.4% -0.26%
1982 2.76% -0.1%
1981 2.75% 0.15%
1980 2.72% 0.21%
1979 2.69% 0.04%
1978 2.69% -0.09%
1977 2.68% -0.23%
1976 2.53% -0.43%
1975 2.36% -0.37%
1974 2.46% 0.04%
1973 2.55% 0.32%
1972 2.59% 0.48%
1971 2.63% 0.18%
1970 2.59% 0.33%
1969 2.56% 0.8%
1968 2.55% 0.45%
1967 2.43% 0.46%
1966 2.42% 0.84%
1965 2.52% 0.86%
1964 2.51% 0.81%
1963 2.48% 0.93%
1962 2.43% 0.88%
1961 2.37% 0.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/germany | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eritrea grew by 1.88%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Germany
Current population
3700586
82575542
Population rank 130/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1%
One net population change
8.06 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
5.31 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
25 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +179 +628
Annual growth/decline +65,213 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.88% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 58/197 151/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 -334,072
Net migration rank 122/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -334,072
2024 - -12,696 - 36,954
2023 78,073 -15,284 -333,149 609,553
2022 76,221 -17,134 -324,394 981,552
2021 74,394 -14,966 -224,629 310,264
2020 73,362 -14,967 -216,218 203,468
2019 73,572 -29,818 -157,877 319,082
2018 72,511 -21,403 -165,812 403,908
2017 72,291 -38,579 -148,783 452,988
2016 73,002 -55,431 -123,523 517,480
2015 73,682 -52,965 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 75,729 -75,696 -153,866 592,338
2013 75,562 -33,974 -209,679 462,384
2012 76,416 -43,269 -193,022 199,143
2011 76,806 -32,949 -184,632 295,282
2010 76,098 -13,361 -179,909 130,116
2009 76,206 -24,348 -188,375 46,533
2008 73,391 17,855 -164,220 -23,341
2007 73,101 -18,131 -148,080 -24,772
2006 74,470 -49,998 -148,278 -489,056
2005 72,930 -12,835 -148,445 81,351
2004 72,147 -6,374 -107,271 81,735
2003 66,291 76,703 -140,309 142,009
2002 65,436 -6,574 -123,733 218,795
2001 61,180 41,760 -98,820 272,875
2000 60,274 -33,133 -73,990 174,594
1999 45,120 -3,769 -73,890 219,280
1998 55,332 -31,951 -65,637 -754,469
1997 63,953 -30,768 -49,221 93,281
1996 66,557 -52,421 -90,107 281,280
1995 56,157 136,105 -114,349 398,077
1994 56,288 -25,841 -114,013 315,585
1993 51,679 33,688 -105,503 462,096
1992 51,443 -22,293 -80,625 811,606
1991 57,741 -328,546 -80,014 602,638
1990 56,903 -12,425 -15,887 679,702
1989 54,299 -7,330 -23,625 761,002
1988 54,163 -3,612 -7,815 515,962
1987 52,229 -3,613 -31,136 174,272
1986 39,470 -1,073 -77,721 212,822
1985 37,362 -1,073 -116,527 103,556
1984 35,101 772 -109,002 -150,771
1983 33,420 1,853 -109,380 -81,349
1982 44,146 1,985 -78,333 -58,121
1981 42,924 1,985 -94,090 130,713
1980 41,392 1,985 -86,117 324,203
1979 39,577 1,985 -125,002 237,705
1978 38,353 1,985 -140,566 117,167
1977 37,295 1,985 -125,055 33,881
1976 36,250 1,985 -164,508 -79,761
1975 30,971 1,985 -212,418 -207,740
1974 30,111 1,985 -150,038 -15,126
1973 31,969 1,985 -149,980 386,881
1972 30,951 1,953 -62,950 336,015
1971 31,490 1,758 46,988 450,328
1970 30,686 1,480 70,352 -273,498
1969 29,535 1,199 155,820 584,017
1968 28,777 1,013 239,612 293,307
1967 27,992 1,004 353,977 -174,155
1966 24,713 1,063 405,982 134,107
1965 26,285 1,188 410,204 338,258
1964 25,327 1,300 482,038 69,825
1963 24,393 1,368 455,757 205,976
1962 23,478 1,364 436,752 276,505
1961 22,351 1,235 462,279 27,534
1960 21,424 1,045 385,919 212,666

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/germany | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 68.8% of the population change in Eritrea is from natural causes (a gain of 742,837 people) and 31.2% is from migration (a loss of 336,243 people). In Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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