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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,535,603 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,700,586 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 36 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.65% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.28% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.7M (36.9% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Eritrea vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Mexico
2100 8,514,681 131,182,639
2099 8,489,924 131,943,283
2098 8,466,983 132,700,369
2097 8,444,468 133,455,010
2096 8,422,323 134,204,227
2095 8,396,086 134,949,218
2094 8,370,114 135,687,085
2093 8,344,405 136,415,232
2092 8,309,034 137,127,644
2091 8,278,860 137,833,985
2090 8,243,905 138,527,198
2089 8,209,883 139,208,862
2088 8,172,664 139,874,924
2087 8,136,016 140,530,483
2086 8,093,065 141,174,372
2085 8,046,814 141,805,496
2084 7,999,706 142,415,948
2083 7,956,385 143,009,187
2082 7,911,764 143,579,768
2081 7,871,753 144,138,842
2080 7,815,766 144,677,451
2079 7,765,677 145,195,172
2078 7,711,886 145,691,242
2077 7,656,307 146,165,064
2076 7,600,951 146,616,674
2075 7,538,912 147,046,928
2074 7,484,322 147,455,761
2073 7,420,571 147,841,295
2072 7,358,500 148,201,143
2071 7,296,109 148,534,057
2070 7,231,198 148,848,168
2069 7,164,883 149,134,711
2068 7,094,530 149,395,717
2067 7,026,000 149,630,386
2066 6,952,514 149,842,125
2065 6,884,323 150,029,268
2064 6,814,893 150,187,992
2063 6,733,263 150,319,846
2062 6,659,531 150,424,224
2061 6,580,923 150,502,250
2060 6,500,944 150,555,648
2059 6,422,305 150,577,220
2058 6,343,070 150,569,044
2057 6,265,450 150,535,337
2056 6,194,123 150,475,242
2055 6,114,099 150,384,336
2054 6,039,801 150,263,237
2053 5,957,339 150,110,615
2052 5,871,954 149,923,918
2051 5,791,096 149,705,066
2050 5,711,061 149,450,774
2049 5,632,165 149,166,038
2048 5,549,890 148,836,849
2047 5,468,518 148,478,965
2046 5,387,267 148,081,688
2045 5,300,511 147,647,318
2044 5,215,831 147,173,101
2043 5,131,686 146,667,761
2042 5,044,262 146,123,566
2041 4,960,422 145,543,650
2040 4,870,981 144,931,633
2039 4,782,316 144,286,278
2038 4,693,015 143,601,872
2037 4,599,752 142,883,005
2036 4,506,879 142,138,929
2035 4,420,367 141,359,885
2034 4,332,828 140,554,653
2033 4,248,272 139,713,048
2032 4,165,241 138,843,644
2031 4,083,762 137,947,334
2030 3,998,903 137,023,304
2029 3,917,775 136,071,720
2028 3,836,693 135,090,755
2027 3,756,696 134,081,337
2026 3,679,782 133,042,003
2025 3,603,902 131,970,909
2024 3,535,603 130,861,007
2023 3,470,390 129,739,759
2022 3,409,447 128,613,117
2021 3,350,183 127,648,148
2020 3,291,271 126,799,054
2019 3,240,194 125,762,982
2018 3,192,760 124,573,711
2017 3,150,347 123,400,057
2016 3,124,698 122,251,351
2015 3,105,546 121,072,306
2014 3,095,173 119,784,261
2013 3,074,360 118,343,573
2012 3,036,988 116,818,208
2011 2,998,485 115,243,504
2010 2,945,186 113,623,895
2009 2,887,885 111,999,721
2008 2,816,327 110,374,288
2007 2,743,222 108,774,360
2006 2,703,502 107,253,666
2005 2,661,215 105,811,504
2004 2,598,284 104,394,131
2003 2,493,903 102,978,515
2002 2,392,978 101,548,624
2001 2,312,079 100,099,099
2000 2,247,031 98,625,552
1999 2,212,780 97,115,707
1998 2,180,419 95,575,245
1997 2,152,135 94,021,207
1996 2,128,464 92,452,702
1995 2,025,267 90,862,455
1994 1,913,915 89,259,205
1993 1,856,006 87,653,807
1992 1,798,748 86,044,809
1991 1,919,571 84,430,572
1990 2,032,737 82,820,170
1989 1,987,017 81,247,182
1988 1,938,255 79,695,531
1987 1,888,669 78,136,651
1986 1,845,164 76,585,637
1985 1,807,816 75,043,414
1984 1,771,730 73,506,846
1983 1,736,160 71,971,240
1982 1,695,461 70,433,260
1981 1,649,939 68,892,108
1980 1,605,797 67,300,334
1979 1,563,332 65,648,865
1978 1,522,378 63,979,046
1977 1,482,565 62,308,493
1976 1,443,807 60,645,512
1975 1,408,210 58,982,400
1974 1,375,688 57,320,149
1973 1,342,669 55,667,284
1972 1,309,235 54,030,168
1971 1,276,154 52,412,558
1970 1,243,453 50,814,953
1969 1,212,005 49,233,194
1968 1,181,737 47,668,303
1967 1,152,339 46,129,608
1966 1,124,957 44,629,106
1965 1,098,335 43,174,477
1964 1,071,287 41,772,049
1963 1,045,092 40,424,065
1962 1,019,788 39,129,200
1961 995,573 37,890,118
1960 972,547 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.51M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Mexico
2100 0.29% -0.58%
2099 0.27% -0.57%
2098 0.27% -0.57%
2097 0.26% -0.56%
2096 0.31% -0.55%
2095 0.31% -0.54%
2094 0.31% -0.53%
2093 0.43% -0.52%
2092 0.36% -0.51%
2091 0.42% -0.5%
2090 0.41% -0.49%
2089 0.46% -0.48%
2088 0.45% -0.47%
2087 0.53% -0.46%
2086 0.57% -0.45%
2085 0.59% -0.43%
2084 0.54% -0.41%
2083 0.56% -0.4%
2082 0.51% -0.39%
2081 0.72% -0.37%
2080 0.65% -0.36%
2079 0.7% -0.34%
2078 0.73% -0.32%
2077 0.73% -0.31%
2076 0.82% -0.29%
2075 0.73% -0.28%
2074 0.86% -0.26%
2073 0.84% -0.24%
2072 0.86% -0.22%
2071 0.9% -0.21%
2070 0.93% -0.19%
2069 0.99% -0.17%
2068 0.98% -0.16%
2067 1.06% -0.14%
2066 0.99% -0.12%
2065 1.02% -0.11%
2064 1.21% -0.09%
2063 1.11% -0.07%
2062 1.19% -0.05%
2061 1.23% -0.04%
2060 1.22% -0.01%
2059 1.25% 0.005%
2058 1.24% 0.02%
2057 1.15% 0.04%
2056 1.31% 0.06%
2055 1.23% 0.08%
2054 1.38% 0.1%
2053 1.45% 0.12%
2052 1.4% 0.15%
2051 1.4% 0.17%
2050 1.4% 0.19%
2049 1.48% 0.22%
2048 1.49% 0.24%
2047 1.51% 0.27%
2046 1.64% 0.29%
2045 1.62% 0.32%
2044 1.64% 0.34%
2043 1.73% 0.37%
2042 1.69% 0.4%
2041 1.84% 0.42%
2040 1.85% 0.45%
2039 1.9% 0.48%
2038 2.03% 0.5%
2037 2.06% 0.52%
2036 1.96% 0.55%
2035 2.02% 0.57%
2034 1.99% 0.6%
2033 1.99% 0.63%
2032 2% 0.65%
2031 2.12% 0.67%
2030 2.07% 0.7%
2029 2.11% 0.73%
2028 2.13% 0.75%
2027 2.09% 0.78%
2026 2.11% 0.81%
2025 1.93% 0.85%
2024 1.88% 0.86%
2023 1.79% 0.88%
2022 1.77% 0.76%
2021 1.79% 0.67%
2020 1.58% 0.82%
2019 1.49% 0.95%
2018 1.35% 0.95%
2017 0.82% 0.94%
2016 0.62% 0.97%
2015 0.34% 1.08%
2014 0.68% 1.22%
2013 1.23% 1.31%
2012 1.28% 1.37%
2011 1.81% 1.43%
2010 1.98% 1.45%
2009 2.54% 1.47%
2008 2.66% 1.47%
2007 1.47% 1.42%
2006 1.59% 1.36%
2005 2.42% 1.36%
2004 4.19% 1.37%
2003 4.22% 1.41%
2002 3.5% 1.45%
2001 2.89% 1.49%
2000 1.55% 1.55%
1999 1.48% 1.61%
1998 1.31% 1.65%
1997 1.11% 1.7%
1996 5.1% 1.75%
1995 5.82% 1.8%
1994 3.12% 1.83%
1993 3.18% 1.87%
1992 -6.29% 1.91%
1991 -5.57% 1.94%
1990 2.3% 1.94%
1989 2.52% 1.95%
1988 2.63% 2%
1987 2.36% 2.03%
1986 2.07% 2.06%
1985 2.04% 2.09%
1984 2.05% 2.13%
1983 2.4% 2.18%
1982 2.76% 2.24%
1981 2.75% 2.37%
1980 2.72% 2.52%
1979 2.69% 2.61%
1978 2.69% 2.68%
1977 2.68% 2.74%
1976 2.53% 2.82%
1975 2.36% 2.9%
1974 2.46% 2.97%
1973 2.55% 3.03%
1972 2.59% 3.09%
1971 2.63% 3.14%
1970 2.59% 3.21%
1969 2.56% 3.28%
1968 2.55% 3.34%
1967 2.43% 3.36%
1966 2.42% 3.37%
1965 2.52% 3.36%
1964 2.51% 3.33%
1963 2.48% 3.31%
1962 2.43% 3.27%
1961 2.37% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Eritrea grew by 1.88%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Mexico
Current population
3700586
133323134
Population rank 130/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.61%
One net population change
8.06 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
5.31 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
25 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +179 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +65,213 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.88% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 58/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 -108,037
Net migration rank 122/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -108,037
2024 - -12,696 - -104,581
2023 78,073 -15,284 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 76,221 -17,134 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 74,394 -14,966 936,682 -122,791
2020 73,362 -14,967 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 73,572 -29,818 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 72,511 -21,403 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 72,291 -38,579 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 73,002 -55,431 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 73,682 -52,965 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 75,729 -75,696 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 75,562 -33,974 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 76,416 -43,269 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 76,806 -32,949 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 76,098 -13,361 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 76,206 -24,348 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 73,391 17,855 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 73,101 -18,131 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 74,470 -49,998 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 72,930 -12,835 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 72,147 -6,374 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 66,291 76,703 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 65,436 -6,574 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 61,180 41,760 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 60,274 -33,133 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 45,120 -3,769 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 55,332 -31,951 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 63,953 -30,768 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 66,557 -52,421 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 56,157 136,105 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 56,288 -25,841 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 51,679 33,688 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 51,443 -22,293 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 57,741 -328,546 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 56,903 -12,425 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 54,299 -7,330 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 54,163 -3,612 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 52,229 -3,613 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 39,470 -1,073 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 37,362 -1,073 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 35,101 772 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 33,420 1,853 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 44,146 1,985 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 42,924 1,985 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 41,392 1,985 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 39,577 1,985 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 38,353 1,985 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 37,295 1,985 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 36,250 1,985 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 30,971 1,985 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 30,111 1,985 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 31,969 1,985 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 30,951 1,953 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 31,490 1,758 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 30,686 1,480 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 29,535 1,199 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 28,777 1,013 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 27,992 1,004 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 24,713 1,063 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 26,285 1,188 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 25,327 1,300 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 24,393 1,368 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 23,478 1,364 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 22,351 1,235 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 21,424 1,045 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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