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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Portugal	Eritrea	Portugal
1960	972,547	8,857,716	-	-
1961	995,573	8,929,316	2.37%	0.81%
1962	1,019,788	8,993,985	2.43%	0.72%
1963	1,045,092	9,030,355	2.48%	0.4%
1964	1,071,287	9,035,365	2.51%	0.06%
1965	1,098,335	8,998,595	2.52%	-0.41%
1966	1,124,957	8,930,990	2.42%	-0.75%
1967	1,152,339	8,874,520	2.43%	-0.63%
1968	1,181,737	8,836,650	2.55%	-0.43%
1969	1,212,005	8,757,705	2.56%	-0.89%
1970	1,243,453	8,680,431	2.59%	-0.88%
1971	1,276,154	8,643,756	2.63%	-0.42%
1972	1,309,235	8,630,430	2.59%	-0.15%
1973	1,342,669	8,633,100	2.55%	0.03%
1974	1,375,688	8,754,365	2.46%	1.4%
1975	1,408,210	9,093,470	2.36%	3.87%
1976	1,443,807	9,355,810	2.53%	2.88%
1977	1,482,565	9,455,675	2.68%	1.07%
1978	1,522,378	9,558,250	2.69%	1.08%
1979	1,563,332	9,661,265	2.69%	1.08%
1980	1,605,797	9,766,312	2.72%	1.09%
1981	1,649,939	9,851,362	2.75%	0.87%
1982	1,695,461	9,911,771	2.76%	0.61%
1983	1,736,160	9,957,865	2.4%	0.47%
1984	1,771,730	9,996,232	2.05%	0.39%
1985	1,807,816	10,023,613	2.04%	0.27%
1986	1,845,164	10,032,734	2.07%	0.09%
1987	1,888,669	10,030,031	2.36%	-0.03%
1988	1,938,255	10,019,610	2.63%	-0.1%
1989	1,987,017	10,005,000	2.52%	-0.15%
1990	2,032,737	9,983,218	2.3%	-0.22%
1991	1,919,571	9,960,235	-5.57%	-0.23%
1992	1,798,748	9,952,494	-6.29%	-0.08%
1993	1,856,006	9,964,675	3.18%	0.12%
1994	1,913,915	9,991,525	3.12%	0.27%
1995	2,025,267	10,026,176	5.82%	0.35%
1996	2,128,464	10,063,945	5.1%	0.38%
1997	2,152,135	10,108,977	1.11%	0.45%
1998	2,180,419	10,160,196	1.31%	0.51%
1999	2,212,780	10,217,828	1.48%	0.57%
2000	2,247,031	10,289,898	1.55%	0.71%
2001	2,312,079	10,362,722	2.89%	0.71%
2002	2,392,978	10,419,631	3.5%	0.55%
2003	2,493,903	10,458,821	4.22%	0.38%
2004	2,598,284	10,483,861	4.19%	0.24%
2005	2,661,215	10,503,330	2.42%	0.19%
2006	2,703,502	10,522,288	1.59%	0.18%
2007	2,743,222	10,542,964	1.47%	0.2%
2008	2,816,327	10,558,177	2.66%	0.14%
2009	2,887,885	10,568,247	2.54%	0.1%
2010	2,945,186	10,573,100	1.98%	0.05%
2011	2,998,485	10,557,560	1.81%	-0.15%
2012	3,036,988	10,514,844	1.28%	-0.4%
2013	3,074,360	10,457,295	1.23%	-0.55%
2014	3,095,173	10,401,062	0.68%	-0.54%
2015	3,105,546	10,358,076	0.34%	-0.41%
2016	3,124,698	10,325,452	0.62%	-0.31%
2017	3,150,347	10,300,300	0.82%	-0.24%
2018	3,192,760	10,283,822	1.35%	-0.16%
2019	3,240,194	10,286,263	1.49%	0.02%
2020	3,291,271	10,297,081	1.58%	0.11%
2021	3,350,183	10,361,831	1.79%	0.63%
2022	3,409,447	10,434,332	1.77%	0.7%
2023	3,470,390	10,578,174	1.79%	1.38%
2024	3,535,603	10,694,681	1.88%	1.1%
2025	3,606,996	10,680,873	2.02%	-0.13%
2026	3,682,659	10,663,982	2.1%	-0.16%
2027	3,760,368	10,646,150	2.11%	-0.17%
2028	3,840,135	10,625,957	2.12%	-0.19%
2029	3,920,467	10,604,587	2.09%	-0.2%
2030	4,002,671	10,584,552	2.1%	-0.19%
2031	4,085,037	10,564,548	2.06%	-0.19%
2032	4,166,507	10,542,600	1.99%	-0.21%
2033	4,249,501	10,519,640	1.99%	-0.22%
2034	4,334,727	10,496,056	2.01%	-0.22%
2035	4,420,915	10,472,033	1.99%	-0.23%
2036	4,509,755	10,447,836	2.01%	-0.23%
2037	4,601,933	10,423,350	2.04%	-0.23%
2038	4,692,340	10,398,185	1.96%	-0.24%
2039	4,780,469	10,371,223	1.88%	-0.26%
2040	4,868,668	10,342,789	1.84%	-0.27%
2041	4,954,481	10,314,869	1.76%	-0.27%
2042	5,039,298	10,287,416	1.71%	-0.27%
2043	5,124,256	10,257,925	1.69%	-0.29%
2044	5,207,858	10,226,892	1.63%	-0.3%
2045	5,292,756	10,195,202	1.63%	-0.31%
2046	5,375,963	10,162,323	1.57%	-0.32%
2047	5,456,488	10,128,572	1.5%	-0.33%
2048	5,537,538	10,094,854	1.49%	-0.33%
2049	5,617,348	10,059,522	1.44%	-0.35%
2050	5,696,052	10,022,734	1.4%	-0.37%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 558,810 (a 17.9% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.