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

Eritrea and Greece: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Greece	Eritrea	Greece
1960	972,547	8,331,725	-	-
1961	995,573	8,398,050	2.37%	0.8%
1962	1,019,788	8,448,233	2.43%	0.6%
1963	1,045,092	8,479,625	2.48%	0.37%
1964	1,071,287	8,510,429	2.51%	0.36%
1965	1,098,335	8,550,333	2.52%	0.47%
1966	1,124,957	8,613,651	2.42%	0.74%
1967	1,152,339	8,684,088	2.43%	0.82%
1968	1,181,737	8,740,765	2.55%	0.65%
1969	1,212,005	8,772,764	2.56%	0.37%
1970	1,243,453	8,792,806	2.59%	0.23%
1971	1,276,154	8,831,036	2.63%	0.43%
1972	1,309,235	8,888,628	2.59%	0.65%
1973	1,342,669	8,929,086	2.55%	0.46%
1974	1,375,688	8,962,022	2.46%	0.37%
1975	1,408,210	9,046,541	2.36%	0.94%
1976	1,443,807	9,188,150	2.53%	1.57%
1977	1,482,565	9,308,479	2.68%	1.31%
1978	1,522,378	9,429,959	2.69%	1.31%
1979	1,563,332	9,548,258	2.69%	1.25%
1980	1,605,797	9,642,505	2.72%	0.99%
1981	1,649,939	9,729,350	2.75%	0.9%
1982	1,695,461	9,789,513	2.76%	0.62%
1983	1,736,160	9,846,627	2.4%	0.58%
1984	1,771,730	9,895,801	2.05%	0.5%
1985	1,807,816	9,934,300	2.04%	0.39%
1986	1,845,164	9,967,213	2.07%	0.33%
1987	1,888,669	10,000,595	2.36%	0.33%
1988	1,938,255	10,036,983	2.63%	0.36%
1989	1,987,017	10,089,498	2.52%	0.52%
1990	2,032,737	10,196,792	2.3%	1.06%
1991	1,919,571	10,319,927	-5.57%	1.21%
1992	1,798,748	10,399,061	-6.29%	0.77%
1993	1,856,006	10,460,415	3.18%	0.59%
1994	1,913,915	10,512,922	3.12%	0.5%
1995	2,025,267	10,562,153	5.82%	0.47%
1996	2,128,464	10,608,800	5.1%	0.44%
1997	2,152,135	10,661,259	1.11%	0.49%
1998	2,180,419	10,720,509	1.31%	0.56%
1999	2,212,780	10,761,698	1.48%	0.38%
2000	2,247,031	10,805,808	1.55%	0.41%
2001	2,312,079	10,862,132	2.89%	0.52%
2002	2,392,978	10,902,022	3.5%	0.37%
2003	2,493,903	10,928,070	4.22%	0.24%
2004	2,598,284	10,955,141	4.19%	0.25%
2005	2,661,215	10,987,314	2.42%	0.29%
2006	2,703,502	11,020,362	1.59%	0.3%
2007	2,743,222	11,048,473	1.47%	0.26%
2008	2,816,327	11,077,841	2.66%	0.27%
2009	2,887,885	11,107,017	2.54%	0.26%
2010	2,945,186	11,121,341	1.98%	0.13%
2011	2,998,485	11,104,899	1.81%	-0.15%
2012	3,036,988	11,045,011	1.28%	-0.54%
2013	3,074,360	10,965,211	1.23%	-0.72%
2014	3,095,173	10,892,413	0.68%	-0.66%
2015	3,105,546	10,820,883	0.34%	-0.66%
2016	3,124,698	10,775,971	0.62%	-0.42%
2017	3,150,347	10,754,679	0.82%	-0.2%
2018	3,192,760	10,732,882	1.35%	-0.2%
2019	3,240,194	10,721,582	1.49%	-0.11%
2020	3,291,271	10,698,599	1.58%	-0.21%
2021	3,350,183	10,569,207	1.79%	-1.21%
2022	3,409,447	10,436,882	1.77%	-1.25%
2023	3,470,390	10,407,351	1.79%	-0.28%
2024	3,535,603	10,405,134	1.88%	-0.02%
2025	3,606,996	10,292,291	2.02%	-1.08%
2026	3,682,659	10,249,082	2.1%	-0.42%
2027	3,760,368	10,204,400	2.11%	-0.44%
2028	3,840,135	10,159,146	2.12%	-0.44%
2029	3,920,467	10,113,475	2.09%	-0.45%
2030	4,002,671	10,067,720	2.1%	-0.45%
2031	4,085,037	10,021,773	2.06%	-0.46%
2032	4,166,507	9,974,701	1.99%	-0.47%
2033	4,249,501	9,927,344	1.99%	-0.47%
2034	4,334,727	9,880,848	2.01%	-0.47%
2035	4,420,915	9,834,216	1.99%	-0.47%
2036	4,509,755	9,787,786	2.01%	-0.47%
2037	4,601,933	9,741,790	2.04%	-0.47%
2038	4,692,340	9,695,855	1.96%	-0.47%
2039	4,780,469	9,650,459	1.88%	-0.47%
2040	4,868,668	9,605,475	1.84%	-0.47%
2041	4,954,481	9,560,641	1.76%	-0.47%
2042	5,039,298	9,516,502	1.71%	-0.46%
2043	5,124,256	9,472,263	1.69%	-0.46%
2044	5,207,858	9,426,737	1.63%	-0.48%
2045	5,292,756	9,380,458	1.63%	-0.49%
2046	5,375,963	9,333,671	1.57%	-0.5%
2047	5,456,488	9,284,541	1.5%	-0.53%
2048	5,537,538	9,233,189	1.49%	-0.55%
2049	5,617,348	9,180,074	1.44%	-0.58%
2050	5,696,052	9,125,443	1.4%	-0.6%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 558,810 (a 17.9% growth), while Greece's population decreased by -526,889 (a 4.89% decline).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Eritrea's population will grow by 54.6% to 5,696,052 people with a rank change from 131st to 123rd. The population of Greece will decrease by 11% to 9,125,443 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.