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

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The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,607,003 in 2025 vs 20,843,754 people in Kazakhstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,722,489 people compared to 21,211,812 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 5.7 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.4% per year vs +1.44% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.72M (37.7% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.7% growth).

Eritrea vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Kazakhstan
2100 8,522,007 33,837,050
2099 8,497,228 33,761,154
2098 8,474,268 33,683,919
2097 8,451,733 33,603,915
2096 8,429,569 33,512,477
2095 8,403,309 33,413,253
2094 8,377,316 33,314,594
2093 8,351,585 33,213,155
2092 8,316,183 33,116,688
2091 8,285,983 33,013,240
2090 8,250,998 32,907,211
2089 8,216,946 32,798,108
2088 8,179,696 32,686,460
2087 8,143,016 32,563,627
2086 8,100,028 32,439,780
2085 8,053,737 32,315,125
2084 8,006,588 32,187,026
2083 7,963,231 32,051,485
2082 7,918,571 31,925,242
2081 7,878,525 31,787,284
2080 7,822,491 31,648,962
2079 7,772,358 31,514,214
2078 7,718,520 31,366,796
2077 7,662,894 31,219,906
2076 7,607,491 31,072,192
2075 7,545,398 30,923,546
2074 7,490,761 30,771,280
2073 7,426,955 30,625,478
2072 7,364,831 30,477,563
2071 7,302,386 30,326,181
2070 7,237,419 30,173,109
2069 7,171,047 30,013,948
2068 7,100,633 29,862,364
2067 7,032,045 29,712,186
2066 6,958,496 29,557,994
2065 6,890,246 29,396,139
2064 6,820,756 29,235,466
2063 6,739,056 29,071,908
2062 6,665,261 28,907,357
2061 6,586,585 28,738,535
2060 6,506,537 28,568,026
2059 6,427,830 28,391,809
2058 6,348,527 28,215,085
2057 6,270,841 28,037,220
2056 6,199,452 27,842,554
2055 6,119,360 27,643,057
2054 6,044,997 27,444,561
2053 5,962,464 27,234,548
2052 5,877,006 27,022,716
2051 5,796,079 26,809,526
2050 5,715,974 26,593,675
2049 5,637,011 26,376,242
2048 5,554,665 26,146,925
2047 5,473,222 25,911,330
2046 5,391,902 25,678,409
2045 5,305,072 25,442,326
2044 5,220,319 25,206,576
2043 5,136,101 24,971,131
2042 5,048,602 24,737,722
2041 4,964,690 24,507,695
2040 4,875,172 24,273,388
2039 4,786,431 24,047,108
2038 4,697,052 23,821,741
2037 4,603,709 23,600,163
2036 4,510,757 23,374,793
2035 4,424,170 23,151,259
2034 4,336,556 22,926,675
2033 4,251,927 22,700,937
2032 4,168,824 22,470,522
2031 4,087,276 22,247,053
2030 4,002,343 22,020,172
2029 3,921,145 21,792,016
2028 3,839,994 21,558,709
2027 3,759,928 21,326,341
2026 3,682,948 21,090,850
2025 3,607,003 20,843,754
2024 3,535,603 20,592,571
2023 3,470,390 20,330,104
2022 3,409,447 20,034,609
2021 3,350,183 19,743,603
2020 3,291,271 19,482,117
2019 3,240,194 19,209,555
2018 3,192,760 18,932,727
2017 3,150,347 18,651,931
2016 3,124,698 18,363,600
2015 3,105,546 18,084,169
2014 3,095,173 17,816,285
2013 3,074,360 17,556,502
2012 3,036,988 17,306,106
2011 2,998,485 17,066,002
2010 2,945,186 16,836,810
2009 2,887,885 16,619,846
2008 2,816,327 16,426,525
2007 2,743,222 16,257,214
2006 2,703,502 16,103,716
2005 2,661,215 15,968,117
2004 2,598,284 15,850,159
2003 2,493,903 15,747,380
2002 2,392,978 15,656,677
2001 2,312,079 15,575,550
2000 2,247,031 15,501,103
1999 2,212,780 15,455,874
1998 2,180,419 15,647,785
1997 2,152,135 16,043,251
1996 2,128,464 16,416,027
1995 2,025,267 16,730,536
1994 1,913,915 17,043,771
1993 1,856,006 17,274,487
1992 1,798,748 17,332,625
1991 1,919,571 17,278,600
1990 2,032,737 17,154,054
1989 1,987,017 16,997,013
1988 1,938,255 16,781,168
1987 1,888,669 16,527,715
1986 1,845,164 16,262,702
1985 1,807,816 16,031,090
1984 1,771,730 15,844,621
1983 1,736,160 15,665,551
1982 1,695,461 15,492,595
1981 1,649,939 15,323,082
1980 1,605,797 15,152,949
1979 1,563,332 14,978,696
1978 1,522,378 14,711,497
1977 1,482,565 14,353,265
1976 1,443,807 13,998,738
1975 1,408,210 13,700,843
1974 1,375,688 13,454,570
1973 1,342,669 13,208,121
1972 1,309,235 12,951,798
1971 1,276,154 12,684,813
1970 1,243,453 12,419,057
1969 1,212,005 12,156,212
1968 1,181,737 11,879,182
1967 1,152,339 11,584,428
1966 1,124,957 11,288,989
1965 1,098,335 10,993,183
1964 1,071,287 10,690,309
1963 1,045,092 10,377,466
1962 1,019,788 10,058,928
1961 995,573 9,742,085
1960 972,547 9,429,981

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 597,791 people (a 19.1% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eritrea's population will grow by 53.6% to 5,715,974 people with a rank change from 131st to 123rd. The population of Kazakhstan will increase by 25.4% to 26,593,675 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.52M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Kazakhstan
2100 0.29% 0.22%
2099 0.27% 0.23%
2098 0.27% 0.24%
2097 0.26% 0.27%
2096 0.31% 0.3%
2095 0.31% 0.3%
2094 0.31% 0.31%
2093 0.43% 0.29%
2092 0.36% 0.31%
2091 0.42% 0.32%
2090 0.41% 0.33%
2089 0.46% 0.34%
2088 0.45% 0.38%
2087 0.53% 0.38%
2086 0.57% 0.39%
2085 0.59% 0.4%
2084 0.54% 0.42%
2083 0.56% 0.4%
2082 0.51% 0.43%
2081 0.72% 0.44%
2080 0.65% 0.43%
2079 0.7% 0.47%
2078 0.73% 0.47%
2077 0.73% 0.48%
2076 0.82% 0.48%
2075 0.73% 0.49%
2074 0.86% 0.48%
2073 0.84% 0.49%
2072 0.86% 0.5%
2071 0.9% 0.51%
2070 0.93% 0.53%
2069 0.99% 0.51%
2068 0.98% 0.51%
2067 1.06% 0.52%
2066 0.99% 0.55%
2065 1.02% 0.55%
2064 1.21% 0.56%
2063 1.11% 0.57%
2062 1.19% 0.59%
2061 1.23% 0.6%
2060 1.22% 0.62%
2059 1.25% 0.63%
2058 1.24% 0.63%
2057 1.15% 0.7%
2056 1.31% 0.72%
2055 1.23% 0.72%
2054 1.38% 0.77%
2053 1.45% 0.78%
2052 1.4% 0.8%
2051 1.4% 0.81%
2050 1.4% 0.82%
2049 1.48% 0.88%
2048 1.49% 0.91%
2047 1.51% 0.91%
2046 1.64% 0.93%
2045 1.62% 0.94%
2044 1.64% 0.94%
2043 1.73% 0.94%
2042 1.69% 0.94%
2041 1.84% 0.97%
2040 1.85% 0.94%
2039 1.9% 0.95%
2038 2.03% 0.94%
2037 2.06% 0.96%
2036 1.96% 0.97%
2035 2.02% 0.98%
2034 1.99% 0.99%
2033 1.99% 1.03%
2032 2% 1%
2031 2.12% 1.03%
2030 2.07% 1.05%
2029 2.11% 1.08%
2028 2.13% 1.09%
2027 2.09% 1.12%
2026 2.11% 1.19%
2025 2.02% 1.22%
2024 1.88% 1.29%
2023 1.79% 1.47%
2022 1.77% 1.47%
2021 1.79% 1.34%
2020 1.58% 1.42%
2019 1.49% 1.46%
2018 1.35% 1.51%
2017 0.82% 1.57%
2016 0.62% 1.55%
2015 0.34% 1.5%
2014 0.68% 1.48%
2013 1.23% 1.45%
2012 1.28% 1.41%
2011 1.81% 1.36%
2010 1.98% 1.31%
2009 2.54% 1.18%
2008 2.66% 1.04%
2007 1.47% 0.95%
2006 1.59% 0.85%
2005 2.42% 0.74%
2004 4.19% 0.65%
2003 4.22% 0.58%
2002 3.5% 0.52%
2001 2.89% 0.48%
2000 1.55% 0.29%
1999 1.48% -1.23%
1998 1.31% -2.46%
1997 1.11% -2.27%
1996 5.1% -1.88%
1995 5.82% -1.84%
1994 3.12% -1.34%
1993 3.18% -0.34%
1992 -6.29% 0.31%
1991 -5.57% 0.73%
1990 2.3% 0.92%
1989 2.52% 1.29%
1988 2.63% 1.53%
1987 2.36% 1.63%
1986 2.07% 1.44%
1985 2.04% 1.18%
1984 2.05% 1.14%
1983 2.4% 1.12%
1982 2.76% 1.11%
1981 2.75% 1.12%
1980 2.72% 1.16%
1979 2.69% 1.82%
1978 2.69% 2.5%
1977 2.68% 2.53%
1976 2.53% 2.17%
1975 2.36% 1.83%
1974 2.46% 1.87%
1973 2.55% 1.98%
1972 2.59% 2.1%
1971 2.63% 2.14%
1970 2.59% 2.16%
1969 2.56% 2.33%
1968 2.55% 2.54%
1967 2.43% 2.62%
1966 2.42% 2.69%
1965 2.52% 2.83%
1964 2.51% 3.01%
1963 2.48% 3.17%
1962 2.43% 3.25%
1961 2.37% 3.31%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Eritrea grew by 2.02%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Kazakhstan
Current population
3722489
21211812
Population rank 131/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.26%
One net population change
7.38 minutes
2.1 minutes
One birth every
5.18 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
24.8 minutes
3.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline +196 +688
Annual growth/decline +71,400 +251,183
Annual growth/decline rate +2.02% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 49/197 85/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 -8,834
Net migration rank 122/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -8,834
2024 80,343 -12,696 264,079 -7,368
2023 78,073 -15,284 273,013 -4,822
2022 76,221 -17,134 277,019 45,755
2021 74,394 -14,966 269,026 -9,804
2020 73,362 -14,967 272,458 -8,716
2019 73,572 -29,818 278,788 2,594
2018 72,511 -21,403 278,917 -6,644
2017 72,291 -38,579 268,066 21,248
2016 73,002 -55,431 277,878 9,478
2015 73,682 -52,965 273,523 -2,011
2014 75,729 -75,696 274,406 -10,170
2013 75,562 -33,974 259,239 -3,925
2012 76,416 -43,269 249,987 -4,512
2011 76,806 -32,949 237,883 -3,160
2010 76,098 -13,361 230,479 -6,840
2009 76,206 -24,348 218,036 -7,758
2008 73,391 17,855 214,169 -37,796
2007 73,101 -18,131 188,486 -26,237
2006 74,470 -49,998 166,480 -21,728
2005 72,930 -12,835 146,619 -20,171
2004 72,147 -6,374 132,286 -22,841
2003 66,291 76,703 112,137 -16,027
2002 65,436 -6,574 93,564 -8,272
2001 61,180 41,760 84,279 -7,333
2000 60,274 -33,133 80,699 -8,754
1999 45,120 -3,769 79,536 -61,031
1998 55,332 -31,951 85,735 -488,075
1997 63,953 -30,768 92,778 -481,380
1996 66,557 -52,421 112,384 -469,331
1995 56,157 136,105 140,721 -412,775
1994 56,288 -25,841 165,631 -520,028
1993 51,679 33,688 185,649 -292,682
1992 51,443 -22,293 204,785 -214,015
1991 57,741 -328,546 221,581 -104,271
1990 56,903 -12,425 235,113 -103,336
1989 54,299 -7,330 254,394 -72,096
1988 54,163 -3,612 275,278 -25,892
1987 52,229 -3,613 290,227 -32,724
1986 39,470 -1,073 295,818 -23,297
1985 37,362 -1,073 293,834 -103,115
1984 35,101 772 278,485 -96,266
1983 33,420 1,853 260,471 -84,566
1982 44,146 1,985 246,983 -76,976
1981 42,924 1,985 243,652 -74,624
1980 41,392 1,985 238,977 -67,731
1979 39,577 1,985 237,442 -60,198
1978 38,353 1,985 225,895 131,248
1977 37,295 1,985 224,284 135,047
1976 36,250 1,985 221,992 127,735
1975 30,971 1,985 219,748 26,332
1974 30,111 1,985 217,668 28,807
1973 31,969 1,985 215,940 30,467
1972 30,951 1,953 212,319 53,914
1971 31,490 1,758 202,450 65,291
1970 30,686 1,480 191,775 72,000
1969 29,535 1,199 184,118 77,805
1968 28,777 1,013 186,254 105,890
1967 27,992 1,004 191,536 105,830
1966 24,713 1,063 191,506 101,999
1965 26,285 1,188 194,470 103,626
1964 25,327 1,300 208,899 98,761
1963 24,393 1,368 223,105 94,932
1962 23,478 1,364 228,177 90,842
1961 22,351 1,235 228,686 85,981
1960 21,424 1,045 226,027 83,525

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/kazakhstan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 73.2% of the population change in Eritrea is from natural causes (a gain of 747,451 people) and 26.8% is from migration (a loss of 273,243 people). In Kazakhstan 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 323K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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