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

Eritrea and Lebanon: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Lebanon	Eritrea	Lebanon
1960	972,547	1,794,406	-	-
1961	995,573	1,850,084	2.37%	3.1%
1962	1,019,788	1,909,578	2.43%	3.22%
1963	1,045,092	1,970,316	2.48%	3.18%
1964	1,071,287	2,030,543	2.51%	3.06%
1965	1,098,335	2,088,831	2.52%	2.87%
1966	1,124,957	2,148,260	2.42%	2.85%
1967	1,152,339	2,206,731	2.43%	2.72%
1968	1,181,737	2,266,368	2.55%	2.7%
1969	1,212,005	2,328,159	2.56%	2.73%
1970	1,243,453	2,386,114	2.59%	2.49%
1971	1,276,154	2,446,314	2.63%	2.52%
1972	1,309,235	2,509,729	2.59%	2.59%
1973	1,342,669	2,572,935	2.55%	2.52%
1974	1,375,688	2,635,185	2.46%	2.42%
1975	1,408,210	2,693,191	2.36%	2.2%
1976	1,443,807	2,726,469	2.53%	1.24%
1977	1,482,565	2,762,155	2.68%	1.31%
1978	1,522,378	2,822,682	2.69%	2.19%
1979	1,563,332	2,882,635	2.69%	2.12%
1980	1,605,797	2,944,763	2.72%	2.16%
1981	1,649,939	3,008,981	2.75%	2.18%
1982	1,695,461	3,054,931	2.76%	1.53%
1983	1,736,160	3,094,996	2.4%	1.31%
1984	1,771,730	3,152,744	2.05%	1.87%
1985	1,807,816	3,217,376	2.04%	2.05%
1986	1,845,164	3,300,365	2.07%	2.58%
1987	1,888,669	3,385,555	2.36%	2.58%
1988	1,938,255	3,454,649	2.63%	2.04%
1989	1,987,017	3,525,285	2.52%	2.04%
1990	2,032,737	3,595,175	2.3%	1.98%
1991	1,919,571	3,668,912	-5.57%	2.05%
1992	1,798,748	3,747,371	-6.29%	2.14%
1993	1,856,006	3,820,647	3.18%	1.96%
1994	1,913,915	3,889,799	3.12%	1.81%
1995	2,025,267	3,960,735	5.82%	1.82%
1996	2,128,464	4,034,781	5.1%	1.87%
1997	2,152,135	4,108,405	1.11%	1.82%
1998	2,180,419	4,181,281	1.31%	1.77%
1999	2,212,780	4,255,277	1.48%	1.77%
2000	2,247,031	4,329,340	1.55%	1.74%
2001	2,312,079	4,401,918	2.89%	1.68%
2002	2,392,978	4,463,504	3.5%	1.4%
2003	2,493,903	4,525,508	4.22%	1.39%
2004	2,598,284	4,599,279	4.19%	1.63%
2005	2,661,215	4,671,102	2.42%	1.56%
2006	2,703,502	4,751,136	1.59%	1.71%
2007	2,743,222	4,844,118	1.47%	1.96%
2008	2,816,327	4,925,354	2.66%	1.68%
2009	2,887,885	4,992,287	2.54%	1.36%
2010	2,945,186	5,041,288	1.98%	0.98%
2011	2,998,485	5,096,020	1.81%	1.09%
2012	3,036,988	5,235,742	1.28%	2.74%
2013	3,074,360	5,743,436	1.23%	9.7%
2014	3,095,173	6,346,990	0.68%	10.5%
2015	3,105,546	6,472,469	0.34%	1.98%
2016	3,124,698	6,323,060	0.62%	-2.31%
2017	3,150,347	6,160,128	0.82%	-2.58%
2018	3,192,760	5,984,119	1.35%	-2.86%
2019	3,240,194	5,794,594	1.49%	-3.17%
2020	3,291,271	5,702,398	1.58%	-1.59%
2021	3,350,183	5,718,122	1.79%	0.28%
2022	3,409,447	5,744,489	1.77%	0.46%
2023	3,470,390	5,773,493	1.79%	0.5%
2024	3,535,603	5,805,962	1.88%	0.56%
2025	3,606,996	5,849,420	2.02%	0.75%
2026	3,682,659	5,897,459	2.1%	0.82%
2027	3,760,368	5,947,070	2.11%	0.84%
2028	3,840,135	5,997,844	2.12%	0.85%
2029	3,920,467	6,050,384	2.09%	0.88%
2030	4,002,671	6,103,809	2.1%	0.88%
2031	4,085,037	6,158,003	2.06%	0.89%
2032	4,166,507	6,210,753	1.99%	0.86%
2033	4,249,501	6,259,744	1.99%	0.79%
2034	4,334,727	6,308,826	2.01%	0.78%
2035	4,420,915	6,357,723	1.99%	0.78%
2036	4,509,755	6,407,678	2.01%	0.79%
2037	4,601,933	6,461,872	2.04%	0.85%
2038	4,692,340	6,516,253	1.96%	0.84%
2039	4,780,469	6,569,272	1.88%	0.81%
2040	4,868,668	6,620,323	1.84%	0.78%
2041	4,954,481	6,669,091	1.76%	0.74%
2042	5,039,298	6,714,435	1.71%	0.68%
2043	5,124,256	6,754,071	1.69%	0.59%
2044	5,207,858	6,794,014	1.63%	0.59%
2045	5,292,756	6,834,985	1.63%	0.6%
2046	5,375,963	6,871,777	1.57%	0.54%
2047	5,456,488	6,909,022	1.5%	0.54%
2048	5,537,538	6,944,194	1.49%	0.51%
2049	5,617,348	6,972,877	1.44%	0.41%
2050	5,696,052	6,999,259	1.4%	0.38%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 558,810 (a 17.9% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by -425,059 (a 6.72% decline).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Eritrea's population will grow by 54.6% to 5,696,052 people with a rank change from 131st to 123rd. The population of Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 6,999,259 people and will still be ranked 115th.