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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Palau	Eritrea	Palau
1960	972,547	9,328	-	-
1961	995,573	9,555	2.37%	2.43%
1962	1,019,788	9,793	2.43%	2.49%
1963	1,045,092	10,037	2.48%	2.49%
1964	1,071,287	10,292	2.51%	2.54%
1965	1,098,335	10,547	2.52%	2.48%
1966	1,124,957	10,805	2.42%	2.45%
1967	1,152,339	10,988	2.43%	1.69%
1968	1,181,737	11,080	2.55%	0.84%
1969	1,212,005	11,159	2.56%	0.71%
1970	1,243,453	11,368	2.59%	1.87%
1971	1,276,154	11,759	2.63%	3.44%
1972	1,309,235	12,194	2.59%	3.7%
1973	1,342,669	12,552	2.55%	2.94%
1974	1,375,688	12,687	2.46%	1.08%
1975	1,408,210	12,655	2.36%	-0.25%
1976	1,443,807	12,598	2.53%	-0.45%
1977	1,482,565	12,525	2.68%	-0.58%
1978	1,522,378	12,440	2.69%	-0.68%
1979	1,563,332	12,337	2.69%	-0.83%
1980	1,605,797	12,271	2.72%	-0.53%
1981	1,649,939	12,402	2.75%	1.07%
1982	1,695,461	12,694	2.76%	2.35%
1983	1,736,160	13,006	2.4%	2.46%
1984	1,771,730	13,337	2.05%	2.54%
1985	1,807,816	13,688	2.04%	2.63%
1986	1,845,164	14,024	2.07%	2.45%
1987	1,888,669	14,334	2.36%	2.21%
1988	1,938,255	14,645	2.63%	2.17%
1989	1,987,017	14,945	2.52%	2.05%
1990	2,032,737	15,259	2.3%	2.1%
1991	1,919,571	15,614	-5.57%	2.33%
1992	1,798,748	15,989	-6.29%	2.4%
1993	1,856,006	16,372	3.18%	2.4%
1994	1,913,915	16,770	3.12%	2.43%
1995	2,025,267	17,195	5.82%	2.53%
1996	2,128,464	17,654	5.1%	2.67%
1997	2,152,135	18,108	1.11%	2.57%
1998	2,180,419	18,524	1.31%	2.3%
1999	2,212,780	18,901	1.48%	2.04%
2000	2,247,031	19,178	1.55%	1.47%
2001	2,312,079	19,352	2.89%	0.91%
2002	2,392,978	19,503	3.5%	0.78%
2003	2,493,903	19,659	4.22%	0.8%
2004	2,598,284	19,820	4.19%	0.82%
2005	2,661,215	19,819	2.42%	-0.005%
2006	2,703,502	19,593	1.59%	-1.14%
2007	2,743,222	19,302	1.47%	-1.49%
2008	2,816,327	19,009	2.66%	-1.52%
2009	2,887,885	18,709	2.54%	-1.58%
2010	2,945,186	18,396	1.98%	-1.67%
2011	2,998,485	18,078	1.81%	-1.73%
2012	3,036,988	17,765	1.28%	-1.73%
2013	3,074,360	17,648	1.23%	-0.66%
2014	3,095,173	17,715	0.68%	0.38%
2015	3,105,546	17,770	0.34%	0.31%
2016	3,124,698	17,797	0.62%	0.15%
2017	3,150,347	17,812	0.82%	0.08%
2018	3,192,760	17,814	1.35%	0.01%
2019	3,240,194	17,798	1.49%	-0.09%
2020	3,291,271	17,792	1.58%	-0.03%
2021	3,350,183	17,783	1.79%	-0.05%
2022	3,409,447	17,759	1.77%	-0.13%
2023	3,470,390	17,727	1.79%	-0.18%
2024	3,535,603	17,695	1.88%	-0.18%
2025	3,606,996	17,663	2.02%	-0.18%
2026	3,682,659	17,618	2.1%	-0.25%
2027	3,760,368	17,564	2.11%	-0.31%
2028	3,840,135	17,504	2.12%	-0.34%
2029	3,920,467	17,436	2.09%	-0.39%
2030	4,002,671	17,376	2.1%	-0.34%
2031	4,085,037	17,299	2.06%	-0.44%
2032	4,166,507	17,228	1.99%	-0.41%
2033	4,249,501	17,163	1.99%	-0.38%
2034	4,334,727	17,092	2.01%	-0.41%
2035	4,420,915	17,012	1.99%	-0.47%
2036	4,509,755	16,940	2.01%	-0.43%
2037	4,601,933	16,858	2.04%	-0.48%
2038	4,692,340	16,779	1.96%	-0.47%
2039	4,780,469	16,689	1.88%	-0.54%
2040	4,868,668	16,604	1.84%	-0.51%
2041	4,954,481	16,510	1.76%	-0.57%
2042	5,039,298	16,403	1.71%	-0.65%
2043	5,124,256	16,302	1.69%	-0.61%
2044	5,207,858	16,202	1.63%	-0.62%
2045	5,292,756	16,097	1.63%	-0.65%
2046	5,375,963	15,977	1.57%	-0.74%
2047	5,456,488	15,863	1.5%	-0.71%
2048	5,537,538	15,749	1.49%	-0.72%
2049	5,617,348	15,632	1.44%	-0.74%
2050	5,696,052	15,515	1.4%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eritrea increased by 444,331 people (a 16.7% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eritrea gained 562,228 (a 18.1% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Eritrea was ranked 136th most populous country in 2005 and is 131st in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Eritrea's population will grow by 55.3% to 5,696,052 people with a rank change from 131st to 123rd. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.