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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,535,603 in 2024 vs 11,772,557 people in Haiti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,700,586 people compared to 12,076,663 in Haiti.

Population statistics:

  • Haiti's population is 3.26 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Haiti is the 82nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 0.15% for Haiti.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.28% per year vs +1.29% in Haiti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.7M (36.9% growth), while Haiti has grown from 9.22M to 12.1M (31% growth).

Eritrea vs Haiti: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Haiti
2100 8,514,681 15,259,049
2099 8,489,924 15,299,437
2098 8,466,983 15,338,455
2097 8,444,468 15,376,492
2096 8,422,323 15,413,214
2095 8,396,086 15,448,584
2094 8,370,114 15,482,530
2093 8,344,405 15,515,275
2092 8,309,034 15,546,829
2091 8,278,860 15,576,873
2090 8,243,905 15,605,593
2089 8,209,883 15,633,063
2088 8,172,664 15,658,679
2087 8,136,016 15,682,423
2086 8,093,065 15,704,764
2085 8,046,814 15,724,953
2084 7,999,706 15,743,346
2083 7,956,385 15,759,380
2082 7,911,764 15,773,768
2081 7,871,753 15,786,254
2080 7,815,766 15,796,710
2079 7,765,677 15,804,509
2078 7,711,886 15,810,531
2077 7,656,307 15,813,971
2076 7,600,951 15,814,939
2075 7,538,912 15,813,894
2074 7,484,322 15,810,308
2073 7,420,571 15,804,302
2072 7,358,500 15,795,380
2071 7,296,109 15,783,669
2070 7,231,198 15,769,538
2069 7,164,883 15,752,007
2068 7,094,530 15,731,378
2067 7,026,000 15,707,152
2066 6,952,514 15,679,510
2065 6,884,323 15,648,952
2064 6,814,893 15,614,758
2063 6,733,263 15,576,832
2062 6,659,531 15,535,522
2061 6,580,923 15,490,720
2060 6,500,944 15,442,338
2059 6,422,305 15,389,829
2058 6,343,070 15,333,225
2057 6,265,450 15,273,178
2056 6,194,123 15,210,219
2055 6,114,099 15,143,461
2054 6,039,801 15,072,996
2053 5,957,339 14,998,576
2052 5,871,954 14,920,449
2051 5,791,096 14,838,409
2050 5,711,061 14,752,631
2049 5,632,165 14,664,689
2048 5,549,890 14,573,517
2047 5,468,518 14,480,194
2046 5,387,267 14,384,177
2045 5,300,511 14,285,803
2044 5,215,831 14,184,902
2043 5,131,686 14,081,547
2042 5,044,262 13,975,641
2041 4,960,422 13,867,631
2040 4,870,981 13,758,146
2039 4,782,316 13,646,894
2038 4,693,015 13,532,882
2037 4,599,752 13,417,458
2036 4,506,879 13,300,237
2035 4,420,367 13,181,288
2034 4,332,828 13,060,482
2033 4,248,272 12,938,038
2032 4,165,241 12,813,730
2031 4,083,762 12,688,158
2030 3,998,903 12,561,034
2029 3,917,775 12,432,856
2028 3,836,693 12,303,271
2027 3,756,696 12,172,389
2026 3,679,782 12,041,170
2025 3,603,902 11,908,056
2024 3,535,603 11,772,557
2023 3,470,390 11,637,398
2022 3,409,447 11,503,606
2021 3,350,183 11,374,586
2020 3,291,271 11,243,848
2019 3,240,194 11,105,163
2018 3,192,760 10,962,362
2017 3,150,347 10,817,754
2016 3,124,698 10,671,457
2015 3,105,546 10,523,242
2014 3,095,173 10,373,235
2013 3,074,360 10,222,362
2012 3,036,988 10,069,771
2011 2,998,485 9,914,904
2010 2,945,186 9,803,294
2009 2,887,885 9,689,581
2008 2,816,327 9,530,774
2007 2,743,222 9,373,296
2006 2,703,502 9,216,562
2005 2,661,215 9,061,273
2004 2,598,284 8,910,263
2003 2,493,903 8,759,912
2002 2,392,978 8,607,641
2001 2,312,079 8,455,918
2000 2,247,031 8,303,151
1999 2,212,780 8,151,296
1998 2,180,419 8,002,143
1997 2,152,135 7,854,298
1996 2,128,464 7,707,557
1995 2,025,267 7,562,546
1994 1,913,915 7,419,771
1993 1,856,006 7,278,181
1992 1,798,748 7,136,571
1991 1,919,571 6,995,450
1990 2,032,737 6,854,441
1989 1,987,017 6,714,730
1988 1,938,255 6,578,145
1987 1,888,669 6,445,123
1986 1,845,164 6,316,122
1985 1,807,816 6,190,862
1984 1,771,730 6,069,230
1983 1,736,160 5,951,096
1982 1,695,461 5,835,937
1981 1,649,939 5,723,725
1980 1,605,797 5,614,493
1979 1,563,332 5,507,590
1978 1,522,378 5,402,580
1977 1,482,565 5,299,476
1976 1,443,807 5,198,357
1975 1,408,210 5,099,086
1974 1,375,688 5,001,796
1973 1,342,669 4,906,743
1972 1,309,235 4,813,868
1971 1,276,154 4,723,244
1970 1,243,453 4,635,124
1969 1,212,005 4,549,334
1968 1,181,737 4,465,328
1967 1,152,339 4,382,999
1966 1,124,957 4,302,639
1965 1,098,335 4,223,820
1964 1,071,287 4,146,244
1963 1,045,092 4,073,068
1962 1,019,788 4,001,575
1961 995,573 3,929,030
1960 972,547 3,858,443

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/haiti | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Haiti gained 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth), while Haiti's population increased by 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Haiti was ranked 87th in 2006 and ranked 82nd 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 Haiti will increase by 22.2% to 14,752,631 people and rank change from 82nd to 87th.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.51M people compared to the peak of 15.8M people in 2076 for Haiti.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Haiti
2100 0.29% -0.26%
2099 0.27% -0.25%
2098 0.27% -0.25%
2097 0.26% -0.24%
2096 0.31% -0.23%
2095 0.31% -0.22%
2094 0.31% -0.21%
2093 0.43% -0.2%
2092 0.36% -0.19%
2091 0.42% -0.18%
2090 0.41% -0.18%
2089 0.46% -0.16%
2088 0.45% -0.15%
2087 0.53% -0.14%
2086 0.57% -0.13%
2085 0.59% -0.12%
2084 0.54% -0.1%
2083 0.56% -0.09%
2082 0.51% -0.08%
2081 0.72% -0.07%
2080 0.65% -0.05%
2079 0.7% -0.04%
2078 0.73% -0.02%
2077 0.73% -0.006%
2076 0.82% 0.007%
2075 0.73% 0.02%
2074 0.86% 0.04%
2073 0.84% 0.06%
2072 0.86% 0.07%
2071 0.9% 0.09%
2070 0.93% 0.11%
2069 0.99% 0.13%
2068 0.98% 0.15%
2067 1.06% 0.18%
2066 0.99% 0.2%
2065 1.02% 0.22%
2064 1.21% 0.24%
2063 1.11% 0.27%
2062 1.19% 0.29%
2061 1.23% 0.31%
2060 1.22% 0.34%
2059 1.25% 0.37%
2058 1.24% 0.39%
2057 1.15% 0.41%
2056 1.31% 0.44%
2055 1.23% 0.47%
2054 1.38% 0.5%
2053 1.45% 0.52%
2052 1.4% 0.55%
2051 1.4% 0.58%
2050 1.4% 0.6%
2049 1.48% 0.63%
2048 1.49% 0.64%
2047 1.51% 0.67%
2046 1.64% 0.69%
2045 1.62% 0.71%
2044 1.64% 0.73%
2043 1.73% 0.76%
2042 1.69% 0.78%
2041 1.84% 0.8%
2040 1.85% 0.82%
2039 1.9% 0.84%
2038 2.03% 0.86%
2037 2.06% 0.88%
2036 1.96% 0.9%
2035 2.02% 0.92%
2034 1.99% 0.95%
2033 1.99% 0.97%
2032 2% 0.99%
2031 2.12% 1.01%
2030 2.07% 1.03%
2029 2.11% 1.05%
2028 2.13% 1.08%
2027 2.09% 1.09%
2026 2.11% 1.12%
2025 1.93% 1.15%
2024 1.88% 1.16%
2023 1.79% 1.16%
2022 1.77% 1.13%
2021 1.79% 1.16%
2020 1.58% 1.25%
2019 1.49% 1.3%
2018 1.35% 1.34%
2017 0.82% 1.37%
2016 0.62% 1.41%
2015 0.34% 1.45%
2014 0.68% 1.48%
2013 1.23% 1.52%
2012 1.28% 1.56%
2011 1.81% 1.14%
2010 1.98% 1.17%
2009 2.54% 1.67%
2008 2.66% 1.68%
2007 1.47% 1.7%
2006 1.59% 1.71%
2005 2.42% 1.69%
2004 4.19% 1.72%
2003 4.22% 1.77%
2002 3.5% 1.79%
2001 2.89% 1.84%
2000 1.55% 1.86%
1999 1.48% 1.86%
1998 1.31% 1.88%
1997 1.11% 1.9%
1996 5.1% 1.92%
1995 5.82% 1.92%
1994 3.12% 1.95%
1993 3.18% 1.98%
1992 -6.29% 2.02%
1991 -5.57% 2.06%
1990 2.3% 2.08%
1989 2.52% 2.08%
1988 2.63% 2.06%
1987 2.36% 2.04%
1986 2.07% 2.02%
1985 2.04% 2%
1984 2.05% 1.99%
1983 2.4% 1.97%
1982 2.76% 1.96%
1981 2.75% 1.95%
1980 2.72% 1.94%
1979 2.69% 1.94%
1978 2.69% 1.95%
1977 2.68% 1.95%
1976 2.53% 1.95%
1975 2.36% 1.95%
1974 2.46% 1.94%
1973 2.55% 1.93%
1972 2.59% 1.92%
1971 2.63% 1.9%
1970 2.59% 1.89%
1969 2.56% 1.88%
1968 2.55% 1.88%
1967 2.43% 1.87%
1966 2.42% 1.87%
1965 2.52% 1.87%
1964 2.51% 1.8%
1963 2.48% 1.79%
1962 2.43% 1.85%
1961 2.37% 1.83%

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/haiti | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eritrea grew by 1.88%, while Haiti's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Haiti
Current population
3700586
12076663
Population rank 130/197 82/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.15%
One net population change
8.06 minutes
3.89 minutes
One birth every
5.31 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
25 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +179 +370
Annual growth/decline +65,213 +135,159
Annual growth/decline rate +1.88% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 58/197 92/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
16.4 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 -32,052
Net migration rank 122/196 168/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 19,581
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 170/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 187/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Haiti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Haiti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -32,052
2024 - -12,696 - -31,747
2023 78,073 -15,284 167,381 -31,786
2022 76,221 -17,134 164,214 -32,220
2021 74,394 -14,966 158,994 -32,952
2020 73,362 -14,967 169,264 -33,850
2019 73,572 -29,818 176,550 -34,612
2018 72,511 -21,403 178,632 -34,976
2017 72,291 -38,579 180,310 -34,742
2016 73,002 -55,431 180,902 -33,879
2015 73,682 -52,965 182,063 -32,669
2014 75,729 -75,696 182,009 -31,390
2013 75,562 -33,974 181,457 -30,323
2012 76,416 -43,269 183,702 -29,658
2011 76,806 -32,949 184,695 -29,029
2010 76,098 -13,361 95,965 -28,416
2009 76,206 -24,348 187,804 -27,924
2008 73,391 17,855 185,364 -27,630
2007 73,101 -18,131 184,223 -26,995
2006 74,470 -49,998 182,866 -26,629
2005 72,930 -12,835 180,618 -26,276
2004 72,147 -6,374 174,071 -26,399
2003 66,291 76,703 179,543 -26,518
2002 65,436 -6,574 178,126 -26,626
2001 61,180 41,760 178,741 -26,812
2000 60,274 -33,133 180,677 -27,075
1999 45,120 -3,769 177,421 -27,317
1998 55,332 -31,951 175,687 -27,476
1997 63,953 -30,768 174,962 -27,492
1996 66,557 -52,421 173,351 -27,348
1995 56,157 136,105 171,852 -27,826
1994 56,288 -25,841 169,260 -27,744
1993 51,679 33,688 169,240 -27,584
1992 51,443 -22,293 168,980 -27,415
1991 57,741 -328,546 167,919 -27,245
1990 56,903 -12,425 167,420 -26,075
1989 54,299 -7,330 163,947 -25,857
1988 54,163 -3,612 160,750 -25,662
1987 52,229 -3,613 156,468 -25,518
1986 39,470 -1,073 152,288 -25,257
1985 37,362 -1,073 148,364 -24,887
1984 35,101 772 144,211 -24,427
1983 33,420 1,853 140,422 -23,944
1982 44,146 1,985 137,214 -23,375
1981 42,924 1,985 133,695 -23,106
1980 41,392 1,985 130,773 -22,900
1979 39,577 1,985 128,206 -22,280
1978 38,353 1,985 125,885 -21,809
1977 37,295 1,985 123,520 -21,401
1976 36,250 1,985 120,992 -20,870
1975 30,971 1,985 118,508 -20,074
1974 30,111 1,985 115,941 -19,792
1973 31,969 1,985 113,223 -19,278
1972 30,951 1,953 110,709 -18,916
1971 31,490 1,758 107,968 -18,509
1970 30,686 1,480 105,208 -18,425
1969 29,535 1,199 103,133 -18,340
1968 28,777 1,013 101,300 -18,087
1967 27,992 1,004 99,266 -17,827
1966 24,713 1,063 96,973 -17,690
1965 26,285 1,188 95,754 -17,404
1964 25,327 1,300 93,987 -17,179
1963 24,393 1,368 86,394 -16,846
1962 23,478 1,364 89,683 -16,253
1961 22,351 1,235 87,563 -15,902
1960 21,424 1,045 85,368 -15,862

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

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/haiti | 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 Haiti 83.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,740,319 people) and 16.1% is from migration (a loss of 333,076 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 19,581 people or 0.2% in Haiti.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K

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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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