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

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The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,607,003 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,722,489 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 15.9 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.76% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.4% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.72M (37.7% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Eritrea vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Kenya
2100 8,522,007 105,223,316
2099 8,497,228 105,242,590
2098 8,474,268 105,242,641
2097 8,451,733 105,236,101
2096 8,429,569 105,205,242
2095 8,403,309 105,160,786
2094 8,377,316 105,103,544
2093 8,351,585 105,032,088
2092 8,316,183 104,940,218
2091 8,285,983 104,832,015
2090 8,250,998 104,703,358
2089 8,216,946 104,558,519
2088 8,179,696 104,399,468
2087 8,143,016 104,228,800
2086 8,100,028 104,041,464
2085 8,053,737 103,840,241
2084 8,006,588 103,625,624
2083 7,963,231 103,392,537
2082 7,918,571 103,144,028
2081 7,878,525 102,874,777
2080 7,822,491 102,580,506
2079 7,772,358 102,272,538
2078 7,718,520 101,946,897
2077 7,662,894 101,598,847
2076 7,607,491 101,225,562
2075 7,545,398 100,835,197
2074 7,490,761 100,422,464
2073 7,426,955 99,987,171
2072 7,364,831 99,519,193
2071 7,302,386 99,028,293
2070 7,237,419 98,515,267
2069 7,171,047 97,978,409
2068 7,100,633 97,414,394
2067 7,032,045 96,829,083
2066 6,958,496 96,216,770
2065 6,890,246 95,585,451
2064 6,820,756 94,929,481
2063 6,739,056 94,252,826
2062 6,665,261 93,548,321
2061 6,586,585 92,824,672
2060 6,506,537 92,085,725
2059 6,427,830 91,330,716
2058 6,348,527 90,557,051
2057 6,270,841 89,770,421
2056 6,199,452 88,981,572
2055 6,119,360 88,179,741
2054 6,044,997 87,367,666
2053 5,962,464 86,540,071
2052 5,877,006 85,698,312
2051 5,796,079 84,838,589
2050 5,715,974 83,964,839
2049 5,637,011 83,078,796
2048 5,554,665 82,179,525
2047 5,473,222 81,263,371
2046 5,391,902 80,329,258
2045 5,305,072 79,378,234
2044 5,220,319 78,403,097
2043 5,136,101 77,407,646
2042 5,048,602 76,389,004
2041 4,964,690 75,353,221
2040 4,875,172 74,297,998
2039 4,786,431 73,230,696
2038 4,697,052 72,143,698
2037 4,603,709 71,048,729
2036 4,510,757 69,939,553
2035 4,424,170 68,821,441
2034 4,336,556 67,695,500
2033 4,251,927 66,560,141
2032 4,168,824 65,422,172
2031 4,087,276 64,280,471
2030 4,002,343 63,144,611
2029 3,921,145 62,012,629
2028 3,839,994 60,885,488
2027 3,759,928 59,761,684
2026 3,682,948 58,645,347
2025 3,607,003 57,532,493
2024 3,535,603 56,432,944
2023 3,470,390 55,339,003
2022 3,409,447 54,252,461
2021 3,350,183 53,219,166
2020 3,291,271 52,217,334
2019 3,240,194 51,202,827
2018 3,192,760 50,207,107
2017 3,150,347 49,197,766
2016 3,124,698 48,139,687
2015 3,105,546 47,088,526
2014 3,095,173 46,051,440
2013 3,074,360 44,986,791
2012 3,036,988 43,888,303
2011 2,998,485 42,758,461
2010 2,945,186 41,598,567
2009 2,887,885 40,408,891
2008 2,816,327 39,206,351
2007 2,743,222 38,036,349
2006 2,703,502 36,904,008
2005 2,661,215 35,796,484
2004 2,598,284 34,713,455
2003 2,493,903 33,652,223
2002 2,392,978 32,629,808
2001 2,312,079 31,619,170
2000 2,247,031 30,642,890
1999 2,212,780 29,733,408
1998 2,180,419 28,888,057
1997 2,152,135 28,101,768
1996 2,128,464 27,344,211
1995 2,025,267 26,601,751
1994 1,913,915 25,857,130
1993 1,856,006 25,117,188
1992 1,798,748 24,382,460
1991 1,919,571 23,646,514
1990 2,032,737 22,892,651
1989 1,987,017 22,118,434
1988 1,938,255 21,356,219
1987 1,888,669 20,616,096
1986 1,845,164 19,901,646
1985 1,807,816 19,201,768
1984 1,771,730 18,514,906
1983 1,736,160 17,846,374
1982 1,695,461 17,206,175
1981 1,649,939 16,601,507
1980 1,605,797 16,018,459
1979 1,563,332 15,460,666
1978 1,522,378 14,934,126
1977 1,482,565 14,428,819
1976 1,443,807 13,957,623
1975 1,408,210 13,511,671
1974 1,375,688 13,070,078
1973 1,342,669 12,634,835
1972 1,309,235 12,206,060
1971 1,276,154 11,788,904
1970 1,243,453 11,368,791
1969 1,212,005 10,939,695
1968 1,181,737 10,518,823
1967 1,152,339 10,111,057
1966 1,124,957 9,717,816
1965 1,098,335 9,338,078
1964 1,071,287 8,973,535
1963 1,045,092 8,627,971
1962 1,019,788 8,299,308
1961 995,573 7,987,770
1960 972,547 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 597,791 people (a 19.1% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.52M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Kenya
2100 0.29% -0.02%
2099 0.27% -0%
2098 0.27% 0.006%
2097 0.26% 0.03%
2096 0.31% 0.04%
2095 0.31% 0.05%
2094 0.31% 0.07%
2093 0.43% 0.09%
2092 0.36% 0.1%
2091 0.42% 0.12%
2090 0.41% 0.14%
2089 0.46% 0.15%
2088 0.45% 0.16%
2087 0.53% 0.18%
2086 0.57% 0.19%
2085 0.59% 0.21%
2084 0.54% 0.23%
2083 0.56% 0.24%
2082 0.51% 0.26%
2081 0.72% 0.29%
2080 0.65% 0.3%
2079 0.7% 0.32%
2078 0.73% 0.34%
2077 0.73% 0.37%
2076 0.82% 0.39%
2075 0.73% 0.41%
2074 0.86% 0.44%
2073 0.84% 0.47%
2072 0.86% 0.5%
2071 0.9% 0.52%
2070 0.93% 0.55%
2069 0.99% 0.58%
2068 0.98% 0.6%
2067 1.06% 0.64%
2066 0.99% 0.66%
2065 1.02% 0.69%
2064 1.21% 0.72%
2063 1.11% 0.75%
2062 1.19% 0.78%
2061 1.23% 0.8%
2060 1.22% 0.83%
2059 1.25% 0.85%
2058 1.24% 0.88%
2057 1.15% 0.89%
2056 1.31% 0.91%
2055 1.23% 0.93%
2054 1.38% 0.96%
2053 1.45% 0.98%
2052 1.4% 1.01%
2051 1.4% 1.04%
2050 1.4% 1.07%
2049 1.48% 1.09%
2048 1.49% 1.13%
2047 1.51% 1.16%
2046 1.64% 1.2%
2045 1.62% 1.24%
2044 1.64% 1.29%
2043 1.73% 1.33%
2042 1.69% 1.37%
2041 1.84% 1.42%
2040 1.85% 1.46%
2039 1.9% 1.51%
2038 2.03% 1.54%
2037 2.06% 1.59%
2036 1.96% 1.62%
2035 2.02% 1.66%
2034 1.99% 1.71%
2033 1.99% 1.74%
2032 2% 1.78%
2031 2.12% 1.8%
2030 2.07% 1.83%
2029 2.11% 1.85%
2028 2.13% 1.88%
2027 2.09% 1.9%
2026 2.11% 1.93%
2025 2.02% 1.95%
2024 1.88% 1.98%
2023 1.79% 2%
2022 1.77% 1.94%
2021 1.79% 1.92%
2020 1.58% 1.98%
2019 1.49% 1.98%
2018 1.35% 2.05%
2017 0.82% 2.2%
2016 0.62% 2.23%
2015 0.34% 2.25%
2014 0.68% 2.37%
2013 1.23% 2.5%
2012 1.28% 2.64%
2011 1.81% 2.79%
2010 1.98% 2.94%
2009 2.54% 3.07%
2008 2.66% 3.08%
2007 1.47% 3.07%
2006 1.59% 3.09%
2005 2.42% 3.12%
2004 4.19% 3.15%
2003 4.22% 3.13%
2002 3.5% 3.2%
2001 2.89% 3.19%
2000 1.55% 3.06%
1999 1.48% 2.93%
1998 1.31% 2.8%
1997 1.11% 2.77%
1996 5.1% 2.79%
1995 5.82% 2.88%
1994 3.12% 2.95%
1993 3.18% 3.01%
1992 -6.29% 3.11%
1991 -5.57% 3.29%
1990 2.3% 3.5%
1989 2.52% 3.57%
1988 2.63% 3.59%
1987 2.36% 3.59%
1986 2.07% 3.64%
1985 2.04% 3.71%
1984 2.05% 3.75%
1983 2.4% 3.72%
1982 2.76% 3.64%
1981 2.75% 3.64%
1980 2.72% 3.61%
1979 2.69% 3.53%
1978 2.69% 3.5%
1977 2.68% 3.38%
1976 2.53% 3.3%
1975 2.36% 3.38%
1974 2.46% 3.44%
1973 2.55% 3.51%
1972 2.59% 3.54%
1971 2.63% 3.7%
1970 2.59% 3.92%
1969 2.56% 4%
1968 2.55% 4.03%
1967 2.43% 4.05%
1966 2.42% 4.07%
1965 2.52% 4.06%
1964 2.51% 4.01%
1963 2.48% 3.96%
1962 2.43% 3.9%
1961 2.37% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Kenya
Current population
3722489
59218766
Population rank 131/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.71%
One net population change
7.38 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
5.18 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
24.8 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +196 +3,012
Annual growth/decline +71,400 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate +2.02% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 49/197 51/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 -27,330
Net migration rank 122/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -27,330
2024 80,343 -12,696 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 78,073 -15,284 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 76,221 -17,134 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 74,394 -14,966 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 73,362 -14,967 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 73,572 -29,818 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 72,511 -21,403 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 72,291 -38,579 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 73,002 -55,431 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 73,682 -52,965 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 75,729 -75,696 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 75,562 -33,974 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 76,416 -43,269 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 76,806 -32,949 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 76,098 -13,361 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 76,206 -24,348 1,193,598 7,096
2008 73,391 17,855 1,174,818 29,612
2007 73,101 -18,131 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 74,470 -49,998 1,113,357 15,767
2005 72,930 -12,835 1,080,446 5,501
2004 72,147 -6,374 1,048,590 31,525
2003 66,291 76,703 1,018,182 24,175
2002 65,436 -6,574 992,044 10,431
2001 61,180 41,760 963,721 55,052
2000 60,274 -33,133 928,357 5,407
1999 45,120 -3,769 898,484 -13,257
1998 55,332 -31,951 875,511 -70,023
1997 63,953 -30,768 847,493 -80,443
1996 66,557 -52,421 827,326 -79,276
1995 56,157 136,105 812,391 -75,506
1994 56,288 -25,841 792,702 -40,367
1993 51,679 33,688 788,579 -61,054
1992 51,443 -22,293 785,018 -43,085
1991 57,741 -328,546 790,030 -60,087
1990 56,903 -12,425 789,087 -11,338
1989 54,299 -7,330 795,622 -24,949
1988 54,163 -3,612 785,652 -31,894
1987 52,229 -3,613 775,124 -48,633
1986 39,470 -1,073 755,606 -53,183
1985 37,362 -1,073 732,739 -35,400
1984 35,101 772 709,639 -33,253
1983 33,420 1,853 684,587 -23,905
1982 44,146 1,985 663,109 -43,382
1981 42,924 1,985 642,379 -52,761
1980 41,392 1,985 616,390 -39,920
1979 39,577 1,985 595,390 -56,280
1978 38,353 1,985 574,695 -60,718
1977 37,295 1,985 554,124 -57,493
1976 36,250 1,985 536,740 -90,990
1975 30,971 1,985 517,579 -71,421
1974 30,111 1,985 500,008 -62,973
1973 31,969 1,985 485,556 -52,102
1972 30,951 1,953 472,557 -48,466
1971 31,490 1,758 459,897 -49,671
1970 30,686 1,480 443,065 -13,064
1969 29,535 1,199 427,819 369
1968 28,777 1,013 411,948 1,611
1967 27,992 1,004 396,920 5,060
1966 24,713 1,063 382,891 1,616
1965 26,285 1,188 366,444 8,524
1964 25,327 1,300 349,322 4,788
1963 24,393 1,368 332,763 4,246
1962 23,478 1,364 315,797 4,521
1961 22,351 1,235 298,463 4,296
1960 21,424 1,045 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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