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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Norway	Eritrea	Norway
1960	972,547	3,581,239	-	-
1961	995,573	3,609,800	2.37%	0.8%
1962	1,019,788	3,638,918	2.43%	0.81%
1963	1,045,092	3,666,537	2.48%	0.76%
1964	1,071,287	3,694,339	2.51%	0.76%
1965	1,098,335	3,723,168	2.52%	0.78%
1966	1,124,957	3,753,012	2.42%	0.8%
1967	1,152,339	3,784,539	2.43%	0.84%
1968	1,181,737	3,816,486	2.55%	0.84%
1969	1,212,005	3,847,707	2.56%	0.82%
1970	1,243,453	3,875,763	2.59%	0.73%
1971	1,276,154	3,903,039	2.63%	0.7%
1972	1,309,235	3,933,004	2.59%	0.77%
1973	1,342,669	3,960,612	2.55%	0.7%
1974	1,375,688	3,985,258	2.46%	0.62%
1975	1,408,210	4,007,313	2.36%	0.55%
1976	1,443,807	4,026,152	2.53%	0.47%
1977	1,482,565	4,043,205	2.68%	0.42%
1978	1,522,378	4,058,671	2.69%	0.38%
1979	1,563,332	4,072,517	2.69%	0.34%
1980	1,605,797	4,085,620	2.72%	0.32%
1981	1,649,939	4,099,702	2.75%	0.34%
1982	1,695,461	4,114,787	2.76%	0.37%
1983	1,736,160	4,128,432	2.4%	0.33%
1984	1,771,730	4,140,099	2.05%	0.28%
1985	1,807,816	4,152,516	2.04%	0.3%
1986	1,845,164	4,167,354	2.07%	0.36%
1987	1,888,669	4,186,905	2.36%	0.47%
1988	1,938,255	4,209,488	2.63%	0.54%
1989	1,987,017	4,226,901	2.52%	0.41%
1990	2,032,737	4,241,473	2.3%	0.34%
1991	1,919,571	4,261,732	-5.57%	0.48%
1992	1,798,748	4,286,401	-6.29%	0.58%
1993	1,856,006	4,311,991	3.18%	0.6%
1994	1,913,915	4,336,613	3.12%	0.57%
1995	2,025,267	4,359,184	5.82%	0.52%
1996	2,128,464	4,381,336	5.1%	0.51%
1997	2,152,135	4,405,157	1.11%	0.54%
1998	2,180,419	4,431,464	1.31%	0.6%
1999	2,212,780	4,461,913	1.48%	0.69%
2000	2,247,031	4,490,967	1.55%	0.65%
2001	2,312,079	4,513,751	2.89%	0.51%
2002	2,392,978	4,538,159	3.5%	0.54%
2003	2,493,903	4,564,855	4.22%	0.59%
2004	2,598,284	4,591,910	4.19%	0.59%
2005	2,661,215	4,623,291	2.42%	0.68%
2006	2,703,502	4,660,677	1.59%	0.81%
2007	2,743,222	4,709,153	1.47%	1.04%
2008	2,816,327	4,768,212	2.66%	1.25%
2009	2,887,885	4,828,726	2.54%	1.27%
2010	2,945,186	4,889,252	1.98%	1.25%
2011	2,998,485	4,953,088	1.81%	1.31%
2012	3,036,988	5,018,573	1.28%	1.32%
2013	3,074,360	5,079,623	1.23%	1.22%
2014	3,095,173	5,137,232	0.68%	1.13%
2015	3,105,546	5,188,607	0.34%	1%
2016	3,124,698	5,234,519	0.62%	0.88%
2017	3,150,347	5,276,968	0.82%	0.81%
2018	3,192,760	5,311,916	1.35%	0.66%
2019	3,240,194	5,347,896	1.49%	0.68%
2020	3,291,271	5,379,475	1.58%	0.59%
2021	3,350,183	5,408,320	1.79%	0.54%
2022	3,409,447	5,457,127	1.77%	0.9%
2023	3,470,390	5,519,601	1.79%	1.14%
2024	3,535,603	5,572,279	1.88%	0.95%
2025	3,606,996	5,618,660	2.02%	0.83%
2026	3,682,659	5,648,550	2.1%	0.53%
2027	3,760,368	5,669,092	2.11%	0.36%
2028	3,840,135	5,688,782	2.12%	0.35%
2029	3,920,467	5,707,214	2.09%	0.32%
2030	4,002,671	5,724,593	2.1%	0.3%
2031	4,085,037	5,741,147	2.06%	0.29%
2032	4,166,507	5,756,671	1.99%	0.27%
2033	4,249,501	5,771,055	1.99%	0.25%
2034	4,334,727	5,784,415	2.01%	0.23%
2035	4,420,915	5,796,858	1.99%	0.22%
2036	4,509,755	5,808,729	2.01%	0.2%
2037	4,601,933	5,820,002	2.04%	0.19%
2038	4,692,340	5,830,612	1.96%	0.18%
2039	4,780,469	5,840,501	1.88%	0.17%
2040	4,868,668	5,849,280	1.84%	0.15%
2041	4,954,481	5,857,353	1.76%	0.14%
2042	5,039,298	5,864,774	1.71%	0.13%
2043	5,124,256	5,870,964	1.69%	0.11%
2044	5,207,858	5,876,299	1.63%	0.09%
2045	5,292,756	5,881,399	1.63%	0.09%
2046	5,375,963	5,885,779	1.57%	0.07%
2047	5,456,488	5,889,164	1.5%	0.06%
2048	5,537,538	5,892,138	1.49%	0.05%
2049	5,617,348	5,894,308	1.44%	0.04%
2050	5,696,052	5,895,200	1.4%	0.02%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 558,810 (a 17.9% growth), while Norway's population increased by 414,255 (a 7.91% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,895,200 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.