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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,535,603 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,700,586 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 38.3 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.76% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.28% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.7M (36.9% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Eritrea vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Russia
2100 8,514,681 124,983,377
2099 8,489,924 125,086,144
2098 8,466,983 125,186,329
2097 8,444,468 125,264,415
2096 8,422,323 125,354,177
2095 8,396,086 125,422,006
2094 8,370,114 125,474,373
2093 8,344,405 125,529,632
2092 8,309,034 125,604,261
2091 8,278,860 125,652,742
2090 8,243,905 125,707,894
2089 8,209,883 125,760,026
2088 8,172,664 125,810,124
2087 8,136,016 125,858,116
2086 8,093,065 125,926,035
2085 8,046,814 126,001,913
2084 7,999,706 126,076,414
2083 7,956,385 126,151,046
2082 7,911,764 126,234,371
2081 7,871,753 126,317,768
2080 7,815,766 126,414,511
2079 7,765,677 126,534,688
2078 7,711,886 126,674,591
2077 7,656,307 126,830,956
2076 7,600,951 126,982,766
2075 7,538,912 127,165,304
2074 7,484,322 127,362,143
2073 7,420,571 127,576,856
2072 7,358,500 127,802,632
2071 7,296,109 128,080,998
2070 7,231,198 128,353,977
2069 7,164,883 128,642,208
2068 7,094,530 128,920,237
2067 7,026,000 129,203,483
2066 6,952,514 129,511,983
2065 6,884,323 129,842,007
2064 6,814,893 130,177,089
2063 6,733,263 130,522,107
2062 6,659,531 130,851,664
2061 6,580,923 131,200,160
2060 6,500,944 131,526,812
2059 6,422,305 131,884,461
2058 6,343,070 132,247,211
2057 6,265,450 132,584,941
2056 6,194,123 132,925,501
2055 6,114,099 133,271,436
2054 6,039,801 133,595,068
2053 5,957,339 133,914,243
2052 5,871,954 134,180,223
2051 5,791,096 134,443,510
2050 5,711,061 134,687,487
2049 5,632,165 134,909,323
2048 5,549,890 135,117,641
2047 5,468,518 135,311,492
2046 5,387,267 135,482,008
2045 5,300,511 135,664,379
2044 5,215,831 135,863,165
2043 5,131,686 136,085,277
2042 5,044,262 136,307,658
2041 4,960,422 136,557,818
2040 4,870,981 136,821,807
2039 4,782,316 137,122,219
2038 4,693,015 137,433,644
2037 4,599,752 137,770,811
2036 4,506,879 138,118,955
2035 4,420,367 138,478,809
2034 4,332,828 138,852,689
2033 4,248,272 139,237,595
2032 4,165,241 139,635,142
2031 4,083,762 140,058,187
2030 3,998,903 140,453,528
2029 3,917,775 140,840,370
2028 3,836,693 141,214,141
2027 3,756,696 141,580,416
2026 3,679,782 141,906,741
2025 3,603,902 142,772,403
2024 3,535,603 143,533,851
2023 3,470,390 143,826,130
2022 3,409,447 144,236,933
2021 3,350,183 144,746,762
2020 3,291,271 145,245,148
2019 3,240,194 145,453,291
2018 3,192,760 145,398,106
2017 3,150,347 145,293,260
2016 3,124,698 145,015,460
2015 3,105,546 144,640,716
2014 3,095,173 144,237,223
2013 3,074,360 143,805,638
2012 3,036,988 143,378,447
2011 2,998,485 143,018,195
2010 2,945,186 142,849,468
2009 2,887,885 142,785,348
2008 2,816,327 142,742,366
2007 2,743,222 142,805,114
2006 2,703,502 143,049,637
2005 2,661,215 143,518,814
2004 2,598,284 144,067,316
2003 2,493,903 144,648,618
2002 2,392,978 145,306,497
2001 2,312,079 145,976,482
2000 2,247,031 146,596,869
1999 2,212,780 147,214,776
1998 2,180,419 147,670,784
1997 2,152,135 147,915,361
1996 2,128,464 148,160,129
1995 2,025,267 148,375,787
1994 1,913,915 148,407,912
1993 1,856,006 148,458,777
1992 1,798,748 148,538,197
1991 1,919,571 148,394,216
1990 2,032,737 147,969,406
1989 1,987,017 147,721,000
1988 1,938,255 146,857,000
1987 1,888,669 145,908,000
1986 1,845,164 144,894,000
1985 1,807,816 143,858,000
1984 1,771,730 142,745,000
1983 1,736,160 141,668,000
1982 1,695,461 140,823,000
1981 1,649,939 139,941,000
1980 1,605,797 139,010,000
1979 1,563,332 138,027,000
1978 1,522,378 137,060,000
1977 1,482,565 136,100,000
1976 1,443,807 135,147,000
1975 1,408,210 134,200,000
1974 1,375,688 133,432,000
1973 1,342,669 132,669,000
1972 1,309,235 131,909,000
1971 1,276,154 131,155,000
1970 1,243,453 130,404,000
1969 1,212,005 129,664,000
1968 1,181,737 128,928,000
1967 1,152,339 128,196,000
1966 1,124,957 127,468,000
1965 1,098,335 126,745,000
1964 1,071,287 125,345,000
1963 1,045,092 123,960,000
1962 1,019,788 122,591,000
1961 995,573 121,236,000
1960 972,547 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eritrea's population will grow by 54.3% to 5,711,061 people with a rank change from 130th to 123rd. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.51M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Russia
2100 0.29% -0.08%
2099 0.27% -0.08%
2098 0.27% -0.06%
2097 0.26% -0.07%
2096 0.31% -0.05%
2095 0.31% -0.04%
2094 0.31% -0.04%
2093 0.43% -0.06%
2092 0.36% -0.04%
2091 0.42% -0.04%
2090 0.41% -0.04%
2089 0.46% -0.04%
2088 0.45% -0.04%
2087 0.53% -0.05%
2086 0.57% -0.06%
2085 0.59% -0.06%
2084 0.54% -0.06%
2083 0.56% -0.07%
2082 0.51% -0.07%
2081 0.72% -0.08%
2080 0.65% -0.09%
2079 0.7% -0.11%
2078 0.73% -0.12%
2077 0.73% -0.12%
2076 0.82% -0.14%
2075 0.73% -0.15%
2074 0.86% -0.17%
2073 0.84% -0.18%
2072 0.86% -0.22%
2071 0.9% -0.21%
2070 0.93% -0.22%
2069 0.99% -0.22%
2068 0.98% -0.22%
2067 1.06% -0.24%
2066 0.99% -0.25%
2065 1.02% -0.26%
2064 1.21% -0.26%
2063 1.11% -0.25%
2062 1.19% -0.27%
2061 1.23% -0.25%
2060 1.22% -0.27%
2059 1.25% -0.27%
2058 1.24% -0.25%
2057 1.15% -0.26%
2056 1.31% -0.26%
2055 1.23% -0.24%
2054 1.38% -0.24%
2053 1.45% -0.2%
2052 1.4% -0.2%
2051 1.4% -0.18%
2050 1.4% -0.16%
2049 1.48% -0.15%
2048 1.49% -0.14%
2047 1.51% -0.13%
2046 1.64% -0.13%
2045 1.62% -0.15%
2044 1.64% -0.16%
2043 1.73% -0.16%
2042 1.69% -0.18%
2041 1.84% -0.19%
2040 1.85% -0.22%
2039 1.9% -0.23%
2038 2.03% -0.24%
2037 2.06% -0.25%
2036 1.96% -0.26%
2035 2.02% -0.27%
2034 1.99% -0.28%
2033 1.99% -0.28%
2032 2% -0.3%
2031 2.12% -0.28%
2030 2.07% -0.27%
2029 2.11% -0.26%
2028 2.13% -0.26%
2027 2.09% -0.23%
2026 2.11% -0.61%
2025 1.93% -0.53%
2024 1.88% -0.2%
2023 1.79% -0.28%
2022 1.77% -0.35%
2021 1.79% -0.34%
2020 1.58% -0.14%
2019 1.49% 0.04%
2018 1.35% 0.07%
2017 0.82% 0.19%
2016 0.62% 0.26%
2015 0.34% 0.28%
2014 0.68% 0.3%
2013 1.23% 0.3%
2012 1.28% 0.25%
2011 1.81% 0.12%
2010 1.98% 0.04%
2009 2.54% 0.03%
2008 2.66% -0.04%
2007 1.47% -0.17%
2006 1.59% -0.33%
2005 2.42% -0.38%
2004 4.19% -0.4%
2003 4.22% -0.45%
2002 3.5% -0.46%
2001 2.89% -0.42%
2000 1.55% -0.42%
1999 1.48% -0.31%
1998 1.31% -0.17%
1997 1.11% -0.17%
1996 5.1% -0.15%
1995 5.82% -0.02%
1994 3.12% -0.03%
1993 3.18% -0.05%
1992 -6.29% 0.1%
1991 -5.57% 0.29%
1990 2.3% 0.17%
1989 2.52% 0.59%
1988 2.63% 0.65%
1987 2.36% 0.7%
1986 2.07% 0.72%
1985 2.04% 0.78%
1984 2.05% 0.76%
1983 2.4% 0.6%
1982 2.76% 0.63%
1981 2.75% 0.67%
1980 2.72% 0.71%
1979 2.69% 0.71%
1978 2.69% 0.71%
1977 2.68% 0.71%
1976 2.53% 0.71%
1975 2.36% 0.58%
1974 2.46% 0.58%
1973 2.55% 0.58%
1972 2.59% 0.57%
1971 2.63% 0.58%
1970 2.59% 0.57%
1969 2.56% 0.57%
1968 2.55% 0.57%
1967 2.43% 0.57%
1966 2.42% 0.57%
1965 2.52% 1.12%
1964 2.51% 1.12%
1963 2.48% 1.12%
1962 2.43% 1.12%
1961 2.37% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Eritrea grew by 1.88%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Russia
Current population
3700586
141906741
Population rank 130/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.71%
One net population change
8.06 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
5.31 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
25 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +179 -801
Annual growth/decline +65,213 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.88% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 58/197 177/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 -251,822
Net migration rank 122/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -251,822
2024 - -12,696 - -178,042
2023 78,073 -15,284 -503,392 27,807
2022 76,221 -17,134 -576,948 765,629
2021 74,394 -14,966 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 73,362 -14,967 -697,177 334,094
2019 73,572 -29,818 -319,997 336,494
2018 72,511 -21,403 -232,637 339,972
2017 72,291 -38,579 -130,764 396,619
2016 73,002 -55,431 0 447,645
2015 73,682 -52,965 43,392 384,756
2014 75,729 -75,696 28,848 264,698
2013 75,562 -33,974 28,761 289,872
2012 76,416 -43,269 0 285,977
2011 76,806 -32,949 -128,716 309,377
2010 76,098 -13,361 -242,844 307,555
2009 76,206 -24,348 -257,014 350,206
2008 73,391 17,855 -356,856 360,840
2007 73,101 -18,131 -471,257 365,717
2006 74,470 -49,998 -686,638 308,370
2005 72,930 -12,835 -846,761 263,541
2004 72,147 -6,374 -792,370 261,519
2003 66,291 76,703 -896,822 256,804
2002 65,436 -6,574 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 61,180 41,760 -963,445 259,614
2000 60,274 -33,133 -967,540 550,401
1999 45,120 -3,769 -927,453 375,468
1998 55,332 -31,951 -694,053 528,135
1997 63,953 -30,768 -769,159 541,387
1996 66,557 -52,421 -785,248 587,171
1995 56,157 136,105 -845,742 723,875
1994 56,288 -25,841 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 51,679 33,688 -757,140 507,229
1992 51,443 -22,293 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 57,741 -328,546 103,876 125,505
1990 56,903 -12,425 325,533 299,863
1989 54,299 -7,330 576,112 89,400
1988 54,163 -3,612 778,343 269,862
1987 52,229 -3,613 977,583 275,611
1986 39,470 -1,073 985,279 283,553
1985 37,362 -1,073 762,447 280,614
1984 35,101 772 756,548 247,026
1983 33,420 1,853 906,676 200,159
1982 44,146 1,985 830,855 107,520
1981 42,924 1,985 713,700 36,686
1980 41,392 1,985 681,149 10,440
1979 39,577 1,985 690,135 -5,791
1978 38,353 1,985 812,766 108,882
1977 37,295 1,985 832,932 122,316
1976 36,250 1,985 852,237 113,851
1975 30,971 1,985 843,850 80,069
1974 30,111 1,985 883,186 -51,759
1973 31,969 1,985 846,561 -107,568
1972 30,951 1,953 872,050 -111,168
1971 31,490 1,758 854,999 -134,968
1970 30,686 1,480 785,554 -264,464
1969 29,535 1,199 753,088 -64,643
1968 28,777 1,013 787,621 -83,221
1967 27,992 1,004 854,554 -116,029
1966 24,713 1,063 989,279 -111,360
1965 26,285 1,188 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 25,327 1,300 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 24,393 1,368 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 23,478 1,364 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 22,351 1,235 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 21,424 1,045 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.8% of the population change in Eritrea is from natural causes (a gain of 742,837 people) and 31.2% is from migration (a loss of 336,243 people). In Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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