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

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The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,607,003 in 2025 vs 3,568,978 people in Mongolia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,722,489 people compared to 3,630,744 in Mongolia.

Population statistics:

  • Eritrea's population is 1.03 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Mongolia is the 132nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 0.04% for Mongolia.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.4% per year vs +1.71% in Mongolia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.72M (37.7% growth), while Mongolia has grown from 2.57M to 3.63M (41.4% growth).

Eritrea vs Mongolia: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Mongolia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Mongolia
2100 8,522,007 5,630,532
2099 8,497,228 5,624,298
2098 8,474,268 5,616,442
2097 8,451,733 5,607,739
2096 8,429,569 5,598,366
2095 8,403,309 5,587,141
2094 8,377,316 5,575,743
2093 8,351,585 5,563,600
2092 8,316,183 5,550,506
2091 8,285,983 5,537,031
2090 8,250,998 5,522,419
2089 8,216,946 5,507,083
2088 8,179,696 5,491,226
2087 8,143,016 5,475,425
2086 8,100,028 5,459,661
2085 8,053,737 5,442,388
2084 8,006,588 5,424,928
2083 7,963,231 5,406,747
2082 7,918,571 5,388,623
2081 7,878,525 5,369,593
2080 7,822,491 5,349,817
2079 7,772,358 5,329,240
2078 7,718,520 5,307,283
2077 7,662,894 5,286,383
2076 7,607,491 5,264,220
2075 7,545,398 5,241,700
2074 7,490,761 5,218,897
2073 7,426,955 5,195,622
2072 7,364,831 5,172,532
2071 7,302,386 5,149,066
2070 7,237,419 5,124,853
2069 7,171,047 5,101,195
2068 7,100,633 5,077,035
2067 7,032,045 5,052,818
2066 6,958,496 5,027,552
2065 6,890,246 5,002,655
2064 6,820,756 4,978,185
2063 6,739,056 4,953,806
2062 6,665,261 4,929,364
2061 6,586,585 4,904,690
2060 6,506,537 4,878,877
2059 6,427,830 4,852,963
2058 6,348,527 4,826,761
2057 6,270,841 4,799,120
2056 6,199,452 4,771,151
2055 6,119,360 4,742,184
2054 6,044,997 4,711,735
2053 5,962,464 4,679,745
2052 5,877,006 4,646,658
2051 5,796,079 4,612,090
2050 5,715,974 4,576,701
2049 5,637,011 4,539,215
2048 5,554,665 4,500,638
2047 5,473,222 4,460,511
2046 5,391,902 4,419,188
2045 5,305,072 4,376,222
2044 5,220,319 4,333,010
2043 5,136,101 4,289,776
2042 5,048,602 4,245,757
2041 4,964,690 4,201,838
2040 4,875,172 4,158,320
2039 4,786,431 4,115,023
2038 4,697,052 4,072,646
2037 4,603,709 4,030,644
2036 4,510,757 3,989,867
2035 4,424,170 3,950,239
2034 4,336,556 3,911,316
2033 4,251,927 3,873,353
2032 4,168,824 3,836,311
2031 4,087,276 3,800,027
2030 4,002,343 3,763,374
2029 3,921,145 3,726,490
2028 3,839,994 3,688,767
2027 3,759,928 3,650,012
2026 3,682,948 3,610,395
2025 3,607,003 3,568,978
2024 3,535,603 3,524,788
2023 3,470,390 3,481,145
2022 3,409,447 3,433,748
2021 3,350,183 3,383,741
2020 3,291,271 3,327,204
2019 3,240,194 3,267,673
2018 3,192,760 3,208,189
2017 3,150,347 3,148,917
2016 3,124,698 3,088,856
2015 3,105,546 3,026,864
2014 3,095,173 2,963,113
2013 3,074,360 2,899,011
2012 3,036,988 2,839,705
2011 2,998,485 2,786,317
2010 2,945,186 2,738,622
2009 2,887,885 2,691,115
2008 2,816,327 2,643,201
2007 2,743,222 2,601,850
2006 2,703,502 2,567,168
2005 2,661,215 2,536,407
2004 2,598,284 2,508,412
2003 2,493,903 2,480,374
2002 2,392,978 2,449,027
2001 2,312,079 2,417,751
2000 2,247,031 2,388,299
1999 2,212,780 2,356,813
1998 2,180,419 2,323,809
1997 2,152,135 2,291,750
1996 2,128,464 2,259,507
1995 2,025,267 2,224,945
1994 1,913,915 2,189,395
1993 1,856,006 2,165,130
1992 1,798,748 2,167,790
1991 1,919,571 2,165,342
1990 2,032,737 2,098,710
1989 1,987,017 2,124,185
1988 1,938,255 2,076,322
1987 1,888,669 2,022,800
1986 1,845,164 1,970,965
1985 1,807,816 1,921,514
1984 1,771,730 1,874,349
1983 1,736,160 1,829,092
1982 1,695,461 1,785,364
1981 1,649,939 1,742,857
1980 1,605,797 1,701,335
1979 1,563,332 1,660,659
1978 1,522,378 1,619,468
1977 1,482,565 1,576,245
1976 1,443,807 1,531,945
1975 1,408,210 1,488,296
1974 1,375,688 1,446,050
1973 1,342,669 1,405,502
1972 1,309,235 1,366,821
1971 1,276,154 1,330,071
1970 1,243,453 1,295,272
1969 1,212,005 1,262,284
1968 1,181,737 1,229,930
1967 1,152,339 1,196,996
1966 1,124,957 1,163,754
1965 1,098,335 1,131,177
1964 1,071,287 1,100,234
1963 1,045,092 1,071,362
1962 1,019,788 1,041,444
1961 995,573 1,009,284
1960 972,547 977,595

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/mongolia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Mongolia gained 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 597,791 people (a 19.1% growth), while Mongolia's population increased by 541,888 people (a 17.5% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Mongolia was ranked 137th in 2006 and ranked 132nd 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 Mongolia will increase by 26.1% to 4,576,701 people and rank change from 132nd to 130th.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.52M people compared to the peak of 5.63M people in 2100 for Mongolia.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Mongolia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Mongolia
2100 0.29% 0.11%
2099 0.27% 0.14%
2098 0.27% 0.16%
2097 0.26% 0.17%
2096 0.31% 0.2%
2095 0.31% 0.2%
2094 0.31% 0.22%
2093 0.43% 0.24%
2092 0.36% 0.24%
2091 0.42% 0.26%
2090 0.41% 0.28%
2089 0.46% 0.29%
2088 0.45% 0.29%
2087 0.53% 0.29%
2086 0.57% 0.32%
2085 0.59% 0.32%
2084 0.54% 0.34%
2083 0.56% 0.34%
2082 0.51% 0.35%
2081 0.72% 0.37%
2080 0.65% 0.39%
2079 0.7% 0.41%
2078 0.73% 0.4%
2077 0.73% 0.42%
2076 0.82% 0.43%
2075 0.73% 0.44%
2074 0.86% 0.45%
2073 0.84% 0.45%
2072 0.86% 0.46%
2071 0.9% 0.47%
2070 0.93% 0.46%
2069 0.99% 0.48%
2068 0.98% 0.48%
2067 1.06% 0.5%
2066 0.99% 0.5%
2065 1.02% 0.49%
2064 1.21% 0.49%
2063 1.11% 0.5%
2062 1.19% 0.5%
2061 1.23% 0.53%
2060 1.22% 0.53%
2059 1.25% 0.54%
2058 1.24% 0.58%
2057 1.15% 0.59%
2056 1.31% 0.61%
2055 1.23% 0.65%
2054 1.38% 0.68%
2053 1.45% 0.71%
2052 1.4% 0.75%
2051 1.4% 0.77%
2050 1.4% 0.83%
2049 1.48% 0.86%
2048 1.49% 0.9%
2047 1.51% 0.94%
2046 1.64% 0.98%
2045 1.62% 1%
2044 1.64% 1.01%
2043 1.73% 1.04%
2042 1.69% 1.05%
2041 1.84% 1.05%
2040 1.85% 1.05%
2039 1.9% 1.04%
2038 2.03% 1.04%
2037 2.06% 1.02%
2036 1.96% 1%
2035 2.02% 1%
2034 1.99% 0.98%
2033 1.99% 0.97%
2032 2% 0.95%
2031 2.12% 0.97%
2030 2.07% 0.99%
2029 2.11% 1.02%
2028 2.13% 1.06%
2027 2.09% 1.1%
2026 2.11% 1.16%
2025 2.02% 1.25%
2024 1.88% 1.25%
2023 1.79% 1.38%
2022 1.77% 1.48%
2021 1.79% 1.7%
2020 1.58% 1.82%
2019 1.49% 1.85%
2018 1.35% 1.88%
2017 0.82% 1.94%
2016 0.62% 2.05%
2015 0.34% 2.15%
2014 0.68% 2.21%
2013 1.23% 2.09%
2012 1.28% 1.92%
2011 1.81% 1.74%
2010 1.98% 1.77%
2009 2.54% 1.81%
2008 2.66% 1.59%
2007 1.47% 1.35%
2006 1.59% 1.21%
2005 2.42% 1.12%
2004 4.19% 1.13%
2003 4.22% 1.28%
2002 3.5% 1.29%
2001 2.89% 1.23%
2000 1.55% 1.34%
1999 1.48% 1.42%
1998 1.31% 1.4%
1997 1.11% 1.43%
1996 5.1% 1.55%
1995 5.82% 1.62%
1994 3.12% 1.12%
1993 3.18% -0.12%
1992 -6.29% 0.11%
1991 -5.57% 3.17%
1990 2.3% -1.2%
1989 2.52% 2.31%
1988 2.63% 2.65%
1987 2.36% 2.63%
1986 2.07% 2.57%
1985 2.04% 2.52%
1984 2.05% 2.47%
1983 2.4% 2.45%
1982 2.76% 2.44%
1981 2.75% 2.44%
1980 2.72% 2.45%
1979 2.69% 2.54%
1978 2.69% 2.74%
1977 2.68% 2.89%
1976 2.53% 2.93%
1975 2.36% 2.92%
1974 2.46% 2.88%
1973 2.55% 2.83%
1972 2.59% 2.76%
1971 2.63% 2.69%
1970 2.59% 2.61%
1969 2.56% 2.63%
1968 2.55% 2.75%
1967 2.43% 2.86%
1966 2.42% 2.88%
1965 2.52% 2.81%
1964 2.51% 2.69%
1963 2.48% 2.87%
1962 2.43% 3.19%
1961 2.37% 3.24%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Eritrea grew by 2.02%, while Mongolia's population grew by 1.25%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Mongolia
Current population
3722489
3630744
Population rank 131/197 132/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.04%
One net population change
7.38 minutes
11.9 minutes
One birth every
5.18 minutes
8.82 minutes
One death every
24.8 minutes
27.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +196 +121
Annual growth/decline +71,400 +44,190
Annual growth/decline rate +2.02% +1.25%
Population growth rate rank 49/197 81/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
4.63 days
Annual migration change -6,698 +79
Net migration rank 122/196 74/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 22,589
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 169/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 171/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Mongolia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Mongolia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - 79
2024 80,343 -12,696 40,182 83
2023 78,073 -15,284 46,995 0
2022 76,221 -17,134 47,730 0
2021 74,394 -14,966 52,109 0
2020 73,362 -14,967 60,888 0
2019 73,572 -29,818 61,433 8,660
2018 72,511 -21,403 60,635 7,811
2017 72,291 -38,579 57,940 6,831
2016 73,002 -55,431 62,086 5,633
2015 73,682 -52,965 64,473 4,307
2014 75,729 -75,696 66,078 2,921
2013 75,562 -33,974 62,618 1,505
2012 76,416 -43,269 55,942 351
2011 76,806 -32,949 50,711 -505
2010 76,098 -13,361 44,914 -6,444
2009 76,206 -24,348 48,876 -15,007
2008 73,391 17,855 45,843 -17,277
2007 73,101 -18,131 39,636 -15,220
2006 74,470 -49,998 33,609 -11,934
2005 72,930 -12,835 29,290 -8,924
2004 72,147 -6,374 28,418 -8,148
2003 66,291 76,703 28,827 -7,986
2002 65,436 -6,574 30,439 -8,934
2001 61,180 41,760 32,052 -10,244
2000 60,274 -33,133 32,753 -11,241
1999 45,120 -3,769 32,283 -13,481
1998 55,332 -31,951 31,757 -10,315
1997 63,953 -30,768 32,403 -9,132
1996 66,557 -52,421 33,741 -8,626
1995 56,157 136,105 34,473 -7,346
1994 56,288 -25,841 34,711 -5,449
1993 51,679 33,688 36,924 -5,429
1992 51,443 -22,293 42,437 -8,404
1991 57,741 -328,546 47,884 -11,427
1990 56,903 -12,425 49,443 -11,881
1989 54,299 -7,330 51,420 -9,757
1988 54,163 -3,612 51,588 2,459
1987 52,229 -3,613 51,140 1,855
1986 39,470 -1,073 50,329 354
1985 37,362 -1,073 49,944 -1,719
1984 35,101 772 48,562 -2,452
1983 33,420 1,853 46,919 -2,522
1982 44,146 1,985 45,179 -2,132
1981 42,924 1,985 43,588 -1,615
1980 41,392 1,985 42,343 -1,268
1979 39,577 1,985 41,568 -1,296
1978 38,353 1,985 40,276 1,833
1977 37,295 1,985 38,995 5,354
1976 36,250 1,985 37,670 6,577
1975 30,971 1,985 36,490 6,556
1974 30,111 1,985 35,297 6,153
1973 31,969 1,985 33,993 5,647
1972 30,951 1,953 32,727 4,999
1971 31,490 1,758 31,536 4,238
1970 30,686 1,480 30,558 3,263
1969 29,535 1,199 29,781 2,366
1968 28,777 1,013 29,017 3,535
1967 27,992 1,004 28,178 5,139
1966 24,713 1,063 27,338 5,837
1965 26,285 1,188 26,364 5,610
1964 25,327 1,300 25,317 4,599
1963 24,393 1,368 24,142 3,687
1962 23,478 1,364 22,960 9,049
1961 22,351 1,235 21,873 10,440
1960 21,424 1,045 20,726 10,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/mongolia | 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 Mongolia 94.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 554,471 people) and 5.67% is from migration (a gain of 33,325 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 22,589 people or 0.6% in Mongolia.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K

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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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