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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Nauru	Eritrea	Nauru
1960	972,547	4,607	-	-
1961	995,573	4,774	2.37%	3.62%
1962	1,019,788	4,979	2.43%	4.29%
1963	1,045,092	5,226	2.48%	4.96%
1964	1,071,287	5,515	2.51%	5.53%
1965	1,098,335	5,832	2.52%	5.75%
1966	1,124,957	6,043	2.42%	3.62%
1967	1,152,339	6,135	2.43%	1.52%
1968	1,181,737	6,328	2.55%	3.15%
1969	1,212,005	6,581	2.56%	4%
1970	1,243,453	6,710	2.59%	1.96%
1971	1,276,154	6,762	2.63%	0.77%
1972	1,309,235	6,812	2.59%	0.74%
1973	1,342,669	6,866	2.55%	0.79%
1974	1,375,688	6,923	2.46%	0.83%
1975	1,408,210	6,987	2.36%	0.92%
1976	1,443,807	7,064	2.53%	1.1%
1977	1,482,565	7,163	2.68%	1.4%
1978	1,522,378	7,298	2.69%	1.88%
1979	1,563,332	7,468	2.69%	2.33%
1980	1,605,797	7,649	2.72%	2.42%
1981	1,649,939	7,839	2.75%	2.48%
1982	1,695,461	8,040	2.76%	2.56%
1983	1,736,160	8,216	2.4%	2.19%
1984	1,771,730	8,377	2.05%	1.96%
1985	1,807,816	8,551	2.04%	2.08%
1986	1,845,164	8,742	2.07%	2.23%
1987	1,888,669	8,946	2.36%	2.33%
1988	1,938,255	9,165	2.63%	2.45%
1989	1,987,017	9,390	2.52%	2.45%
1990	2,032,737	9,622	2.3%	2.47%
1991	1,919,571	9,850	-5.57%	2.37%
1992	1,798,748	10,021	-6.29%	1.74%
1993	1,856,006	10,102	3.18%	0.81%
1994	1,913,915	10,137	3.12%	0.35%
1995	2,025,267	10,165	5.82%	0.28%
1996	2,128,464	10,183	5.1%	0.18%
1997	2,152,135	10,197	1.11%	0.14%
1998	2,180,419	10,198	1.31%	0.01%
1999	2,212,780	10,187	1.48%	-0.11%
2000	2,247,031	10,168	1.55%	-0.19%
2001	2,312,079	10,130	2.89%	-0.37%
2002	2,392,978	10,082	3.5%	-0.47%
2003	2,493,903	10,059	4.22%	-0.23%
2004	2,598,284	10,060	4.19%	0.01%
2005	2,661,215	10,049	2.42%	-0.11%
2006	2,703,502	10,034	1.59%	-0.15%
2007	2,743,222	10,020	1.47%	-0.14%
2008	2,816,327	10,009	2.66%	-0.11%
2009	2,887,885	10,016	2.54%	0.07%
2010	2,945,186	10,043	1.98%	0.27%
2011	2,998,485	10,098	1.81%	0.55%
2012	3,036,988	10,267	1.28%	1.67%
2013	3,074,360	10,517	1.23%	2.43%
2014	3,095,173	10,742	0.68%	2.14%
2015	3,105,546	10,954	0.34%	1.97%
2016	3,124,698	11,150	0.62%	1.79%
2017	3,150,347	11,324	0.82%	1.56%
2018	3,192,760	11,477	1.35%	1.35%
2019	3,240,194	11,587	1.49%	0.96%
2020	3,291,271	11,643	1.58%	0.48%
2021	3,350,183	11,709	1.79%	0.57%
2022	3,409,447	11,801	1.77%	0.79%
2023	3,470,390	11,875	1.79%	0.63%
2024	3,535,603	11,947	1.88%	0.61%
2025	3,606,996	12,030	2.02%	0.7%
2026	3,682,659	12,103	2.1%	0.61%
2027	3,760,368	12,196	2.11%	0.77%
2028	3,840,135	12,296	2.12%	0.82%
2029	3,920,467	12,403	2.09%	0.87%
2030	4,002,671	12,519	2.1%	0.94%
2031	4,085,037	12,645	2.06%	1%
2032	4,166,507	12,785	1.99%	1.11%
2033	4,249,501	12,921	1.99%	1.06%
2034	4,334,727	13,071	2.01%	1.16%
2035	4,420,915	13,230	1.99%	1.22%
2036	4,509,755	13,391	2.01%	1.21%
2037	4,601,933	13,541	2.04%	1.12%
2038	4,692,340	13,697	1.96%	1.16%
2039	4,780,469	13,857	1.88%	1.17%
2040	4,868,668	14,041	1.84%	1.33%
2041	4,954,481	14,220	1.76%	1.27%
2042	5,039,298	14,402	1.71%	1.28%
2043	5,124,256	14,579	1.69%	1.23%
2044	5,207,858	14,754	1.63%	1.2%
2045	5,292,756	14,920	1.63%	1.13%
2046	5,375,963	15,098	1.57%	1.19%
2047	5,456,488	15,268	1.5%	1.12%
2048	5,537,538	15,431	1.49%	1.07%
2049	5,617,348	15,595	1.44%	1.06%
2050	5,696,052	15,751	1.4%	1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 558,810 (a 17.9% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.