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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,535,603 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,700,586 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 400 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.28% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.7M (36.9% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Eritrea vs India: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea India
2100 8,514,681 1,515,897,176
2099 8,489,924 1,523,583,618
2098 8,466,983 1,531,281,096
2097 8,444,468 1,538,914,978
2096 8,422,323 1,546,515,506
2095 8,396,086 1,554,100,337
2094 8,370,114 1,561,632,624
2093 8,344,405 1,569,112,481
2092 8,309,034 1,576,470,228
2091 8,278,860 1,583,793,450
2090 8,243,905 1,591,038,578
2089 8,209,883 1,598,165,996
2088 8,172,664 1,605,169,643
2087 8,136,016 1,612,023,916
2086 8,093,065 1,618,795,931
2085 8,046,814 1,625,424,591
2084 7,999,706 1,631,854,605
2083 7,956,385 1,638,132,423
2082 7,911,764 1,644,206,476
2081 7,871,753 1,650,106,942
2080 7,815,766 1,655,799,569
2079 7,765,677 1,661,261,962
2078 7,711,886 1,666,477,951
2077 7,656,307 1,671,444,317
2076 7,600,951 1,676,151,275
2075 7,538,912 1,680,606,119
2074 7,484,322 1,684,743,082
2073 7,420,571 1,688,579,113
2072 7,358,500 1,692,138,648
2071 7,296,109 1,695,351,098
2070 7,231,198 1,698,255,829
2069 7,164,883 1,700,813,392
2068 7,094,530 1,703,025,450
2067 7,026,000 1,704,872,725
2066 6,952,514 1,706,347,017
2065 6,884,323 1,707,540,131
2064 6,814,893 1,708,362,011
2063 6,733,263 1,708,845,280
2062 6,659,531 1,709,011,618
2061 6,580,923 1,708,866,368
2060 6,500,944 1,708,344,645
2059 6,422,305 1,707,488,768
2058 6,343,070 1,706,314,224
2057 6,265,450 1,704,805,210
2056 6,194,123 1,703,013,988
2055 6,114,099 1,700,890,479
2054 6,039,801 1,698,473,703
2053 5,957,339 1,695,661,388
2052 5,871,954 1,692,531,993
2051 5,791,096 1,689,057,795
2050 5,711,061 1,685,236,057
2049 5,632,165 1,681,083,344
2048 5,549,890 1,676,576,931
2047 5,468,518 1,671,678,054
2046 5,387,267 1,666,371,707
2045 5,300,511 1,660,667,112
2044 5,215,831 1,654,556,840
2043 5,131,686 1,648,067,988
2042 5,044,262 1,641,136,901
2041 4,960,422 1,633,771,970
2040 4,870,981 1,625,990,392
2039 4,782,316 1,617,818,911
2038 4,693,015 1,609,238,166
2037 4,599,752 1,600,212,760
2036 4,506,879 1,590,731,970
2035 4,420,367 1,580,864,963
2034 4,332,828 1,570,629,033
2033 4,248,272 1,560,043,145
2032 4,165,241 1,549,098,676
2031 4,083,762 1,537,810,507
2030 3,998,903 1,526,192,552
2029 3,917,775 1,514,274,850
2028 3,836,693 1,502,102,657
2027 3,756,696 1,489,628,314
2026 3,679,782 1,476,911,618
2025 3,603,902 1,463,993,377
2024 3,535,603 1,450,935,791
2023 3,470,390 1,438,069,596
2022 3,409,447 1,425,423,212
2021 3,350,183 1,414,203,896
2020 3,291,271 1,402,617,695
2019 3,240,194 1,389,030,312
2018 3,192,760 1,374,659,064
2017 3,150,347 1,359,657,400
2016 3,124,698 1,343,944,296
2015 3,105,546 1,328,024,498
2014 3,095,173 1,312,277,191
2013 3,074,360 1,295,829,511
2012 3,036,988 1,278,674,502
2011 2,998,485 1,261,224,954
2010 2,945,186 1,243,481,564
2009 2,887,885 1,225,524,753
2008 2,816,327 1,207,930,964
2007 2,743,222 1,190,676,021
2006 2,703,502 1,172,878,890
2005 2,661,215 1,154,676,322
2004 2,598,284 1,135,991,513
2003 2,493,903 1,116,803,006
2002 2,392,978 1,097,600,380
2001 2,312,079 1,077,898,575
2000 2,247,031 1,057,922,733
1999 2,212,780 1,038,225,823
1998 2,180,419 1,018,665,080
1997 2,152,135 999,133,762
1996 2,128,464 979,678,458
1995 2,025,267 960,301,044
1994 1,913,915 941,163,767
1993 1,856,006 922,118,387
1992 1,798,748 902,957,070
1991 1,919,571 883,927,600
1990 2,032,737 864,972,221
1989 1,987,017 846,039,529
1988 1,938,255 827,342,990
1987 1,888,669 808,931,270
1986 1,845,164 790,689,978
1985 1,807,816 772,647,793
1984 1,771,730 754,875,449
1983 1,736,160 737,372,681
1982 1,695,461 720,313,473
1981 1,649,939 703,696,250
1980 1,605,797 687,354,025
1979 1,563,332 671,155,747
1978 1,522,378 655,728,229
1977 1,482,565 640,801,103
1976 1,443,807 625,861,883
1975 1,408,210 611,309,535
1974 1,375,688 597,041,391
1973 1,342,669 583,465,598
1972 1,309,235 570,482,142
1971 1,276,154 558,096,387
1970 1,243,453 545,864,268
1969 1,212,005 533,880,544
1968 1,181,737 522,716,889
1967 1,152,339 511,606,372
1966 1,124,957 500,740,247
1965 1,098,335 490,140,146
1964 1,071,287 479,229,598
1963 1,045,092 468,138,575
1962 1,019,788 457,283,090
1961 995,573 446,564,729
1960 972,547 435,990,338

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.51M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea India
2100 0.29% -0.5%
2099 0.27% -0.5%
2098 0.27% -0.5%
2097 0.26% -0.49%
2096 0.31% -0.49%
2095 0.31% -0.48%
2094 0.31% -0.48%
2093 0.43% -0.47%
2092 0.36% -0.46%
2091 0.42% -0.46%
2090 0.41% -0.45%
2089 0.46% -0.44%
2088 0.45% -0.43%
2087 0.53% -0.42%
2086 0.57% -0.41%
2085 0.59% -0.39%
2084 0.54% -0.38%
2083 0.56% -0.37%
2082 0.51% -0.36%
2081 0.72% -0.34%
2080 0.65% -0.33%
2079 0.7% -0.31%
2078 0.73% -0.3%
2077 0.73% -0.28%
2076 0.82% -0.27%
2075 0.73% -0.25%
2074 0.86% -0.23%
2073 0.84% -0.21%
2072 0.86% -0.19%
2071 0.9% -0.17%
2070 0.93% -0.15%
2069 0.99% -0.13%
2068 0.98% -0.11%
2067 1.06% -0.09%
2066 0.99% -0.07%
2065 1.02% -0.05%
2064 1.21% -0.03%
2063 1.11% -0.01%
2062 1.19% 0.008%
2061 1.23% 0.03%
2060 1.22% 0.05%
2059 1.25% 0.07%
2058 1.24% 0.09%
2057 1.15% 0.11%
2056 1.31% 0.12%
2055 1.23% 0.14%
2054 1.38% 0.17%
2053 1.45% 0.18%
2052 1.4% 0.21%
2051 1.4% 0.23%
2050 1.4% 0.25%
2049 1.48% 0.27%
2048 1.49% 0.29%
2047 1.51% 0.32%
2046 1.64% 0.34%
2045 1.62% 0.37%
2044 1.64% 0.39%
2043 1.73% 0.42%
2042 1.69% 0.45%
2041 1.84% 0.48%
2040 1.85% 0.51%
2039 1.9% 0.53%
2038 2.03% 0.56%
2037 2.06% 0.6%
2036 1.96% 0.62%
2035 2.02% 0.65%
2034 1.99% 0.68%
2033 1.99% 0.71%
2032 2% 0.73%
2031 2.12% 0.76%
2030 2.07% 0.79%
2029 2.11% 0.81%
2028 2.13% 0.84%
2027 2.09% 0.86%
2026 2.11% 0.88%
2025 1.93% 0.9%
2024 1.88% 0.89%
2023 1.79% 0.89%
2022 1.77% 0.79%
2021 1.79% 0.83%
2020 1.58% 0.98%
2019 1.49% 1.05%
2018 1.35% 1.1%
2017 0.82% 1.17%
2016 0.62% 1.2%
2015 0.34% 1.2%
2014 0.68% 1.27%
2013 1.23% 1.34%
2012 1.28% 1.38%
2011 1.81% 1.43%
2010 1.98% 1.47%
2009 2.54% 1.46%
2008 2.66% 1.45%
2007 1.47% 1.52%
2006 1.59% 1.58%
2005 2.42% 1.64%
2004 4.19% 1.72%
2003 4.22% 1.75%
2002 3.5% 1.83%
2001 2.89% 1.89%
2000 1.55% 1.9%
1999 1.48% 1.92%
1998 1.31% 1.95%
1997 1.11% 1.99%
1996 5.1% 2.02%
1995 5.82% 2.03%
1994 3.12% 2.07%
1993 3.18% 2.12%
1992 -6.29% 2.15%
1991 -5.57% 2.19%
1990 2.3% 2.24%
1989 2.52% 2.26%
1988 2.63% 2.28%
1987 2.36% 2.31%
1986 2.07% 2.34%
1985 2.04% 2.35%
1984 2.05% 2.37%
1983 2.4% 2.37%
1982 2.76% 2.36%
1981 2.75% 2.38%
1980 2.72% 2.41%
1979 2.69% 2.35%
1978 2.69% 2.33%
1977 2.68% 2.39%
1976 2.53% 2.38%
1975 2.36% 2.39%
1974 2.46% 2.33%
1973 2.55% 2.28%
1972 2.59% 2.22%
1971 2.63% 2.24%
1970 2.59% 2.24%
1969 2.56% 2.14%
1968 2.55% 2.17%
1967 2.43% 2.17%
1966 2.42% 2.16%
1965 2.52% 2.28%
1964 2.51% 2.37%
1963 2.48% 2.37%
1962 2.43% 2.4%
1961 2.37% 2.43%

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

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In 2024, the population of Eritrea grew by 1.88%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Eritrea India
Current population
3700586
1480351380
Population rank 130/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 17.9%
One net population change
8.06 minutes
2.45 seconds
One birth every
5.31 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
25 minutes
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +179 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +65,213 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +1.88% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 58/197 107/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 -495,753
Net migration rank 122/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -495,753
2024 - -12,696 - -630,830
2023 78,073 -15,284 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 76,221 -17,134 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 74,394 -14,966 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 73,362 -14,967 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 73,572 -29,818 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 72,511 -21,403 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 72,291 -38,579 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 73,002 -55,431 16,202,593 81,248
2015 73,682 -52,965 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 75,729 -75,696 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 75,562 -33,974 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 76,416 -43,269 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 76,806 -32,949 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 76,098 -13,361 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 76,206 -24,348 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 73,391 17,855 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 73,101 -18,131 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 74,470 -49,998 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 72,930 -12,835 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 72,147 -6,374 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 66,291 76,703 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 65,436 -6,574 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 61,180 41,760 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 60,274 -33,133 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 45,120 -3,769 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 55,332 -31,951 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 63,953 -30,768 19,494,098 880
1996 66,557 -52,421 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 56,157 136,105 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 56,288 -25,841 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 51,679 33,688 19,152,399 2,364
1992 51,443 -22,293 19,132,757 35,155
1991 57,741 -328,546 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 56,903 -12,425 18,893,588 125,514
1989 54,299 -7,330 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 54,163 -3,612 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 52,229 -3,613 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 39,470 -1,073 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 37,362 -1,073 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 35,101 772 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 33,420 1,853 17,219,127 119,694
1982 44,146 1,985 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 42,924 1,985 16,422,159 33,243
1980 41,392 1,985 16,018,786 210,914
1979 39,577 1,985 15,392,957 774,094
1978 38,353 1,985 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 37,295 1,985 14,575,662 590,626
1976 36,250 1,985 14,435,504 275,984
1975 30,971 1,985 13,958,642 434,205
1974 30,111 1,985 13,795,836 347,869
1973 31,969 1,985 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 30,951 1,953 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 31,490 1,758 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 30,686 1,480 12,417,866 233,782
1969 29,535 1,199 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 28,777 1,013 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 27,992 1,004 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 24,713 1,063 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 26,285 1,188 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 25,327 1,300 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 24,393 1,368 11,016,705 21,640
1962 23,478 1,364 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 22,351 1,235 10,468,816 295,177
1960 21,424 1,045 10,237,489 146,955

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

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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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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