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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,535,603 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,700,586 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 78 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.53% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.28% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.7M (36.9% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Eritrea vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Indonesia
2100 8,514,681 297,263,579
2099 8,489,924 298,386,561
2098 8,466,983 299,496,396
2097 8,444,468 300,596,542
2096 8,422,323 301,680,965
2095 8,396,086 302,745,817
2094 8,370,114 303,798,670
2093 8,344,405 304,837,512
2092 8,309,034 305,857,297
2091 8,278,860 306,853,321
2090 8,243,905 307,827,852
2089 8,209,883 308,775,620
2088 8,172,664 309,700,566
2087 8,136,016 310,605,359
2086 8,093,065 311,483,180
2085 8,046,814 312,332,996
2084 7,999,706 313,155,965
2083 7,956,385 313,952,990
2082 7,911,764 314,719,759
2081 7,871,753 315,453,880
2080 7,815,766 316,158,503
2079 7,765,677 316,839,281
2078 7,711,886 317,487,448
2077 7,656,307 318,105,938
2076 7,600,951 318,684,532
2075 7,538,912 319,239,982
2074 7,484,322 319,759,087
2073 7,420,571 320,251,181
2072 7,358,500 320,709,370
2071 7,296,109 321,136,059
2070 7,231,198 321,534,979
2069 7,164,883 321,908,058
2068 7,094,530 322,252,027
2067 7,026,000 322,566,642
2066 6,952,514 322,849,032
2065 6,884,323 323,098,730
2064 6,814,893 323,318,973
2063 6,733,263 323,506,247
2062 6,659,531 323,662,911
2061 6,580,923 323,784,985
2060 6,500,944 323,865,045
2059 6,422,305 323,904,988
2058 6,343,070 323,894,318
2057 6,265,450 323,837,237
2056 6,194,123 323,721,448
2055 6,114,099 323,552,405
2054 6,039,801 323,324,404
2053 5,957,339 323,032,528
2052 5,871,954 322,677,809
2051 5,791,096 322,252,898
2050 5,711,061 321,749,772
2049 5,632,165 321,169,163
2048 5,549,890 320,507,607
2047 5,468,518 319,778,332
2046 5,387,267 318,970,565
2045 5,300,511 318,077,606
2044 5,215,831 317,100,688
2043 5,131,686 316,041,251
2042 5,044,262 314,905,847
2041 4,960,422 313,692,611
2040 4,870,981 312,407,319
2039 4,782,316 311,049,484
2038 4,693,015 309,626,850
2037 4,599,752 308,137,773
2036 4,506,879 306,592,068
2035 4,420,367 304,988,219
2034 4,332,828 303,322,890
2033 4,248,272 301,599,483
2032 4,165,241 299,828,261
2031 4,083,762 298,003,267
2030 3,998,903 296,127,253
2029 3,917,775 294,190,935
2028 3,836,693 292,188,833
2027 3,756,696 290,114,110
2026 3,679,782 287,972,484
2025 3,603,902 285,765,617
2024 3,535,603 283,487,931
2023 3,470,390 281,190,067
2022 3,409,447 278,830,529
2021 3,350,183 276,758,053
2020 3,291,271 274,814,866
2019 3,240,194 272,489,381
2018 3,192,760 269,951,846
2017 3,150,347 267,346,658
2016 3,124,698 264,627,418
2015 3,105,546 261,799,249
2014 3,095,173 258,877,399
2013 3,074,360 255,852,467
2012 3,036,988 252,698,525
2011 2,998,485 249,470,032
2010 2,945,186 246,305,322
2009 2,887,885 243,220,028
2008 2,816,327 240,157,903
2007 2,743,222 237,062,337
2006 2,703,502 233,951,652
2005 2,661,215 230,871,650
2004 2,598,284 227,926,649
2003 2,493,903 225,048,008
2002 2,392,978 222,088,495
2001 2,312,079 219,097,902
2000 2,247,031 216,077,790
1999 2,212,780 213,004,668
1998 2,180,419 209,826,788
1997 2,152,135 206,536,095
1996 2,128,464 203,204,348
1995 2,025,267 199,888,057
1994 1,913,915 196,591,828
1993 1,856,006 193,305,168
1992 1,798,748 190,043,744
1991 1,919,571 186,778,238
1990 2,032,737 183,501,098
1989 1,987,017 180,201,630
1988 1,938,255 176,855,065
1987 1,888,669 173,511,154
1986 1,845,164 170,175,065
1985 1,807,816 166,776,185
1984 1,771,730 163,251,124
1983 1,736,160 159,651,381
1982 1,695,461 156,052,152
1981 1,649,939 152,485,035
1980 1,605,797 148,950,540
1979 1,563,332 145,434,834
1978 1,522,378 141,953,163
1977 1,482,565 138,533,541
1976 1,443,807 135,173,655
1975 1,408,210 131,843,848
1974 1,375,688 128,555,045
1973 1,342,669 125,288,515
1972 1,309,235 122,039,841
1971 1,276,154 118,833,702
1970 1,243,453 115,657,495
1969 1,212,005 112,517,639
1968 1,181,737 109,450,006
1967 1,152,339 106,526,393
1966 1,124,957 103,792,754
1965 1,098,335 101,365,130
1964 1,071,287 98,833,749
1963 1,045,092 96,051,424
1962 1,019,788 93,375,850
1961 995,573 90,791,249
1960 972,547 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.51M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Indonesia
2100 0.29% -0.38%
2099 0.27% -0.37%
2098 0.27% -0.37%
2097 0.26% -0.36%
2096 0.31% -0.35%
2095 0.31% -0.35%
2094 0.31% -0.34%
2093 0.43% -0.33%
2092 0.36% -0.32%
2091 0.42% -0.32%
2090 0.41% -0.31%
2089 0.46% -0.3%
2088 0.45% -0.29%
2087 0.53% -0.28%
2086 0.57% -0.27%
2085 0.59% -0.26%
2084 0.54% -0.25%
2083 0.56% -0.24%
2082 0.51% -0.23%
2081 0.72% -0.22%
2080 0.65% -0.21%
2079 0.7% -0.2%
2078 0.73% -0.19%
2077 0.73% -0.18%
2076 0.82% -0.17%
2075 0.73% -0.16%
2074 0.86% -0.15%
2073 0.84% -0.14%
2072 0.86% -0.13%
2071 0.9% -0.12%
2070 0.93% -0.12%
2069 0.99% -0.11%
2068 0.98% -0.1%
2067 1.06% -0.09%
2066 0.99% -0.08%
2065 1.02% -0.07%
2064 1.21% -0.06%
2063 1.11% -0.05%
2062 1.19% -0.04%
2061 1.23% -0.02%
2060 1.22% -0.01%
2059 1.25% 0.003%
2058 1.24% 0.02%
2057 1.15% 0.04%
2056 1.31% 0.05%
2055 1.23% 0.07%
2054 1.38% 0.09%
2053 1.45% 0.11%
2052 1.4% 0.13%
2051 1.4% 0.16%
2050 1.4% 0.18%
2049 1.48% 0.21%
2048 1.49% 0.23%
2047 1.51% 0.25%
2046 1.64% 0.28%
2045 1.62% 0.31%
2044 1.64% 0.34%
2043 1.73% 0.36%
2042 1.69% 0.39%
2041 1.84% 0.41%
2040 1.85% 0.44%
2039 1.9% 0.46%
2038 2.03% 0.48%
2037 2.06% 0.5%
2036 1.96% 0.53%
2035 2.02% 0.55%
2034 1.99% 0.57%
2033 1.99% 0.59%
2032 2% 0.61%
2031 2.12% 0.63%
2030 2.07% 0.66%
2029 2.11% 0.69%
2028 2.13% 0.72%
2027 2.09% 0.74%
2026 2.11% 0.77%
2025 1.93% 0.8%
2024 1.88% 0.82%
2023 1.79% 0.85%
2022 1.77% 0.75%
2021 1.79% 0.71%
2020 1.58% 0.85%
2019 1.49% 0.94%
2018 1.35% 0.97%
2017 0.82% 1.03%
2016 0.62% 1.08%
2015 0.34% 1.13%
2014 0.68% 1.18%
2013 1.23% 1.25%
2012 1.28% 1.29%
2011 1.81% 1.28%
2010 1.98% 1.27%
2009 2.54% 1.28%
2008 2.66% 1.31%
2007 1.47% 1.33%
2006 1.59% 1.33%
2005 2.42% 1.29%
2004 4.19% 1.28%
2003 4.22% 1.33%
2002 3.5% 1.36%
2001 2.89% 1.4%
2000 1.55% 1.44%
1999 1.48% 1.51%
1998 1.31% 1.59%
1997 1.11% 1.64%
1996 5.1% 1.66%
1995 5.82% 1.68%
1994 3.12% 1.7%
1993 3.18% 1.72%
1992 -6.29% 1.75%
1991 -5.57% 1.79%
1990 2.3% 1.83%
1989 2.52% 1.89%
1988 2.63% 1.93%
1987 2.36% 1.96%
1986 2.07% 2.04%
1985 2.04% 2.16%
1984 2.05% 2.25%
1983 2.4% 2.31%
1982 2.76% 2.34%
1981 2.75% 2.37%
1980 2.72% 2.42%
1979 2.69% 2.45%
1978 2.69% 2.47%
1977 2.68% 2.49%
1976 2.53% 2.53%
1975 2.36% 2.56%
1974 2.46% 2.61%
1973 2.55% 2.66%
1972 2.59% 2.7%
1971 2.63% 2.75%
1970 2.59% 2.79%
1969 2.56% 2.8%
1968 2.55% 2.74%
1967 2.43% 2.63%
1966 2.42% 2.39%
1965 2.52% 2.56%
1964 2.51% 2.9%
1963 2.48% 2.87%
1962 2.43% 2.85%
1961 2.37% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Indonesia
Current population
3700586
288551776
Population rank 130/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 3.48%
One net population change
8.06 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
5.31 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
25 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +179 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +65,213 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +1.88% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 58/197 115/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 -39,509
Net migration rank 122/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -39,509
2024 - -12,696 - -38,469
2023 78,073 -15,284 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 76,221 -17,134 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 74,394 -14,966 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 73,362 -14,967 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 73,572 -29,818 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 72,511 -21,403 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 72,291 -38,579 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 73,002 -55,431 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 73,682 -52,965 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 75,729 -75,696 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 75,562 -33,974 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 76,416 -43,269 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 76,806 -32,949 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 76,098 -13,361 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 76,206 -24,348 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 73,391 17,855 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 73,101 -18,131 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 74,470 -49,998 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 72,930 -12,835 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 72,147 -6,374 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 66,291 76,703 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 65,436 -6,574 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 61,180 41,760 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 60,274 -33,133 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 45,120 -3,769 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 55,332 -31,951 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 63,953 -30,768 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 66,557 -52,421 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 56,157 136,105 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 56,288 -25,841 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 51,679 33,688 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 51,443 -22,293 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 57,741 -328,546 3,288,791 3,096
1990 56,903 -12,425 3,250,906 11,539
1989 54,299 -7,330 3,316,792 19,905
1988 54,163 -3,612 3,331,242 25,383
1987 52,229 -3,613 3,304,520 26,705
1986 39,470 -1,073 3,309,905 30,988
1985 37,362 -1,073 3,419,412 37,451
1984 35,101 772 3,549,570 43,693
1983 33,420 1,853 3,558,949 47,375
1982 44,146 1,985 3,545,504 46,792
1981 42,924 1,985 3,497,244 44,710
1980 41,392 1,985 3,484,846 42,254
1979 39,577 1,985 3,460,621 43,900
1978 38,353 1,985 3,412,980 45,911
1977 37,295 1,985 3,334,779 45,610
1976 36,250 1,985 3,291,479 48,010
1975 30,971 1,985 3,263,794 56,386
1974 30,111 1,985 3,196,136 61,188
1973 31,969 1,985 3,210,643 64,991
1972 30,951 1,953 3,149,726 72,007
1971 31,490 1,758 3,111,304 79,264
1970 30,686 1,480 3,080,421 81,368
1969 29,535 1,199 3,034,825 82,955
1968 28,777 1,013 2,961,608 55,731
1967 27,992 1,004 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 24,713 1,063 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 26,285 1,188 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 25,327 1,300 2,700,138 144,819
1963 24,393 1,368 2,609,526 110,166
1962 23,478 1,364 2,525,163 106,264
1961 22,351 1,235 2,434,113 103,628
1960 21,424 1,045 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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