The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,535,603 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,667,774 people compared to 33,340,347 in Ivory Coast.
Population statistics:
- Ivory Coast's population is 9.09 times bigger than Eritrea's.
- Eritrea is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
- The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 0.4% for Ivory Coast.
- For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.28% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
- Since 2005, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.66M people to 3.67M (37.8% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.1M to 33.3M (66.1% growth).
- Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.44M people compared to the peak of 104M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.
Eritrea vs Ivory Coast: live population counter
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| Current population |
3667774
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33340347
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| Population rank | 131/197 | 50/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.4% |
| One net population change |
8.06 minutes
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41 seconds
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| One birth every |
5.31 minutes
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31.6 seconds
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| One death every |
25 minutes
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2.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
41.4 minutes
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1.12 hours
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| Annual migration change | -12,696 | +7,838 |
| Daily growth/decline | +179 | +2,106 |
| Annual growth/decline | +65,213 | +768,576 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.88% | +2.47% |
| Population growth rate rank | 60/197 | 30/197 |
Eritrea and Ivory Coast: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 972,547 | 3,673,666 | - | - |
| 1961 | 995,573 | 3,810,151 | 2.37% | 3.72% |
| 1962 | 1,019,788 | 3,956,939 | 2.43% | 3.85% |
| 1963 | 1,045,092 | 4,112,061 | 2.48% | 3.92% |
| 1964 | 1,071,287 | 4,273,952 | 2.51% | 3.94% |
| 1965 | 1,098,335 | 4,442,377 | 2.52% | 3.94% |
| 1966 | 1,124,957 | 4,617,519 | 2.42% | 3.94% |
| 1967 | 1,152,339 | 4,799,744 | 2.43% | 3.95% |
| 1968 | 1,181,737 | 4,990,021 | 2.55% | 3.96% |
| 1969 | 1,212,005 | 5,192,221 | 2.56% | 4.05% |
| 1970 | 1,243,453 | 5,411,567 | 2.59% | 4.22% |
| 1971 | 1,276,154 | 5,650,868 | 2.63% | 4.42% |
| 1972 | 1,309,235 | 5,909,716 | 2.59% | 4.58% |
| 1973 | 1,342,669 | 6,184,944 | 2.55% | 4.66% |
| 1974 | 1,375,688 | 6,474,057 | 2.46% | 4.67% |
| 1975 | 1,408,210 | 6,776,297 | 2.36% | 4.67% |
| 1976 | 1,443,807 | 7,057,958 | 2.53% | 4.16% |
| 1977 | 1,482,565 | 7,321,950 | 2.68% | 3.74% |
| 1978 | 1,522,378 | 7,603,130 | 2.69% | 3.84% |
| 1979 | 1,563,332 | 7,902,267 | 2.69% | 3.93% |
| 1980 | 1,605,797 | 8,220,714 | 2.72% | 4.03% |
| 1981 | 1,649,939 | 8,556,596 | 2.75% | 4.09% |
| 1982 | 1,695,461 | 8,907,936 | 2.76% | 4.11% |
| 1983 | 1,736,160 | 9,272,744 | 2.4% | 4.1% |
| 1984 | 1,771,730 | 9,650,516 | 2.05% | 4.07% |
| 1985 | 1,807,816 | 10,040,483 | 2.04% | 4.04% |
| 1986 | 1,845,164 | 10,440,917 | 2.07% | 3.99% |
| 1987 | 1,888,669 | 10,851,475 | 2.36% | 3.93% |
| 1988 | 1,938,255 | 11,275,189 | 2.63% | 3.9% |
| 1989 | 1,987,017 | 11,719,771 | 2.52% | 3.94% |
| 1990 | 2,032,737 | 12,189,778 | 2.3% | 4.01% |
| 1991 | 1,919,571 | 12,683,870 | -5.57% | 4.05% |
| 1992 | 1,798,748 | 13,200,310 | -6.29% | 4.07% |
| 1993 | 1,856,006 | 13,735,951 | 3.18% | 4.06% |
| 1994 | 1,913,915 | 14,287,201 | 3.12% | 4.01% |
| 1995 | 2,025,267 | 14,855,565 | 5.82% | 3.98% |
| 1996 | 2,128,464 | 15,442,312 | 5.1% | 3.95% |
| 1997 | 2,152,135 | 16,047,170 | 1.11% | 3.92% |
| 1998 | 2,180,419 | 16,663,948 | 1.31% | 3.84% |
| 1999 | 2,212,780 | 17,215,935 | 1.48% | 3.31% |
| 2000 | 2,247,031 | 17,699,004 | 1.55% | 2.81% |
| 2001 | 2,312,079 | 18,178,913 | 2.89% | 2.71% |
| 2002 | 2,392,978 | 18,654,771 | 3.5% | 2.62% |
| 2003 | 2,493,903 | 19,125,542 | 4.22% | 2.52% |
| 2004 | 2,598,284 | 19,595,000 | 4.19% | 2.45% |
| 2005 | 2,661,215 | 20,068,458 | 2.42% | 2.42% |
| 2006 | 2,703,502 | 20,546,802 | 1.59% | 2.38% |
| 2007 | 2,743,222 | 21,030,558 | 1.47% | 2.35% |
| 2008 | 2,816,327 | 21,514,439 | 2.66% | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 2,887,885 | 21,997,940 | 2.54% | 2.25% |
| 2010 | 2,945,186 | 22,488,065 | 1.98% | 2.23% |
| 2011 | 2,998,485 | 22,982,000 | 1.81% | 2.2% |
| 2012 | 3,036,988 | 23,467,078 | 1.28% | 2.11% |
| 2013 | 3,074,360 | 23,939,775 | 1.23% | 2.01% |
| 2014 | 3,095,173 | 24,527,395 | 0.68% | 2.45% |
| 2015 | 3,105,546 | 25,246,342 | 0.34% | 2.93% |
| 2016 | 3,124,698 | 25,989,405 | 0.62% | 2.94% |
| 2017 | 3,150,347 | 26,733,372 | 0.82% | 2.86% |
| 2018 | 3,192,760 | 27,464,173 | 1.35% | 2.73% |
| 2019 | 3,240,194 | 28,193,009 | 1.49% | 2.65% |
| 2020 | 3,291,271 | 28,915,449 | 1.58% | 2.56% |
| 2021 | 3,350,183 | 29,639,736 | 1.79% | 2.5% |
| 2022 | 3,409,447 | 30,395,002 | 1.77% | 2.55% |
| 2023 | 3,470,390 | 31,165,654 | 1.79% | 2.54% |
| 2024 | 3,535,603 | 31,934,230 | 1.88% | 2.47% |
| 2025 | 3,606,996 | 32,711,547 | 2.02% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 3,682,659 | 33,494,340 | 2.1% | 2.39% |
| 2027 | 3,760,368 | 34,281,129 | 2.11% | 2.35% |
| 2028 | 3,840,135 | 35,077,094 | 2.12% | 2.32% |
| 2029 | 3,920,467 | 35,883,465 | 2.09% | 2.3% |
| 2030 | 4,002,671 | 36,699,008 | 2.1% | 2.27% |
| 2031 | 4,085,037 | 37,529,369 | 2.06% | 2.26% |
| 2032 | 4,166,507 | 38,376,612 | 1.99% | 2.26% |
| 2033 | 4,249,501 | 39,244,388 | 1.99% | 2.26% |
| 2034 | 4,334,727 | 40,132,807 | 2.01% | 2.26% |
| 2035 | 4,420,915 | 41,033,849 | 1.99% | 2.25% |
| 2036 | 4,509,755 | 41,948,468 | 2.01% | 2.23% |
| 2037 | 4,601,933 | 42,880,003 | 2.04% | 2.22% |
| 2038 | 4,692,340 | 43,824,363 | 1.96% | 2.2% |
| 2039 | 4,780,469 | 44,778,750 | 1.88% | 2.18% |
| 2040 | 4,868,668 | 45,743,921 | 1.84% | 2.16% |
| 2041 | 4,954,481 | 46,717,434 | 1.76% | 2.13% |
| 2042 | 5,039,298 | 47,702,165 | 1.71% | 2.11% |
| 2043 | 5,124,256 | 48,700,670 | 1.69% | 2.09% |
| 2044 | 5,207,858 | 49,709,049 | 1.63% | 2.07% |
| 2045 | 5,292,756 | 50,716,074 | 1.63% | 2.03% |
| 2046 | 5,375,963 | 51,718,057 | 1.57% | 1.98% |
| 2047 | 5,456,488 | 52,721,465 | 1.5% | 1.94% |
| 2048 | 5,537,538 | 53,730,594 | 1.49% | 1.91% |
| 2049 | 5,617,348 | 54,739,405 | 1.44% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 5,696,052 | 55,746,988 | 1.4% | 1.84% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eritrea increased by 444,331 people (a 16.7% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,177,884 people (a 25.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eritrea gained 562,228 (a 18.1% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 8,094,005 (a 32.1% growth).
Eritrea was ranked 136th most populous country in 2005 and is 131st in 2025. Ivory Coast was ranked 55th in 2005 and ranked 50th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Eritrea's population will grow by 55.3% to 5,696,052 people with a rank change from 131st to 123rd. The population of Ivory Coast will increase by 67.2% to 55,746,988 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Abidjan | 5.62M |
| Bouake | 740K |
| Korhogo | 441K |
| Yamoussoukro | 340K |
| Divo | 295K |
| Gagnoa | 277K |
| Abengourou | 164K |
| Dabou | 138K |
| Agboville | 135K |
| Grand-Bassam | 125K |
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Population differences between Eritrea and Ivory Coast
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| Life expectancy | 69.2 years | 62.3 years |
| Average age | 24.6 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 19.9 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.71 births per woman | 4.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 75.6 ppl/mi² | 260.1 ppl/mi² |
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