Population in Eritrea compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Eritrea and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Saudi Arabia	Eritrea	Saudi Arabia
1960	972,547	2,435,403	-	-
1961	995,573	2,526,347	2.37%	3.73%
1962	1,019,788	2,620,910	2.43%	3.74%
1963	1,045,092	2,719,341	2.48%	3.76%
1964	1,071,287	2,821,968	2.51%	3.77%
1965	1,098,335	2,928,771	2.52%	3.78%
1966	1,124,957	3,039,887	2.42%	3.79%
1967	1,152,339	3,157,242	2.43%	3.86%
1968	1,181,737	3,282,711	2.55%	3.97%
1969	1,212,005	3,417,114	2.56%	4.09%
1970	1,243,453	3,562,470	2.59%	4.25%
1971	1,276,154	3,724,031	2.63%	4.54%
1972	1,309,235	3,905,722	2.59%	4.88%
1973	1,342,669	4,106,344	2.55%	5.14%
1974	1,375,688	4,323,632	2.46%	5.29%
1975	1,408,210	4,556,287	2.36%	5.38%
1976	1,443,807	4,807,933	2.53%	5.52%
1977	1,482,565	5,083,048	2.68%	5.72%
1978	1,522,378	5,381,902	2.69%	5.88%
1979	1,563,332	5,703,698	2.69%	5.98%
1980	1,605,797	6,047,997	2.72%	6.04%
1981	1,649,939	6,420,551	2.75%	6.16%
1982	1,695,461	6,824,486	2.76%	6.29%
1983	1,736,160	7,252,941	2.4%	6.28%
1984	1,771,730	7,697,307	2.05%	6.13%
1985	1,807,816	8,151,779	2.04%	5.9%
1986	1,845,164	8,628,639	2.07%	5.85%
1987	1,888,669	9,130,194	2.36%	5.81%
1988	1,938,255	9,629,165	2.63%	5.47%
1989	1,987,017	10,128,394	2.52%	5.18%
1990	2,032,737	10,640,691	2.3%	5.06%
1991	1,919,571	11,160,744	-5.57%	4.89%
1992	1,798,748	11,686,676	-6.29%	4.71%
1993	1,856,006	12,215,862	3.18%	4.53%
1994	1,913,915	12,750,040	3.12%	4.37%
1995	2,025,267	13,289,245	5.82%	4.23%
1996	2,128,464	13,831,009	5.1%	4.08%
1997	2,152,135	14,374,943	1.11%	3.93%
1998	2,180,419	14,922,185	1.31%	3.81%
1999	2,212,780	15,472,075	1.48%	3.69%
2000	2,247,031	16,177,722	1.55%	4.56%
2001	2,312,079	17,041,397	2.89%	5.34%
2002	2,392,978	17,910,910	3.5%	5.1%
2003	2,493,903	18,786,767	4.22%	4.89%
2004	2,598,284	19,669,480	4.19%	4.7%
2005	2,661,215	20,559,890	2.42%	4.53%
2006	2,703,502	21,459,144	1.59%	4.37%
2007	2,743,222	22,368,313	1.47%	4.24%
2008	2,816,327	23,287,877	2.66%	4.11%
2009	2,887,885	24,217,654	2.54%	3.99%
2010	2,945,186	23,978,487	1.98%	-0.99%
2011	2,998,485	25,091,867	1.81%	4.64%
2012	3,036,988	26,168,861	1.28%	4.29%
2013	3,074,360	27,624,004	1.23%	5.56%
2014	3,095,173	28,309,273	0.68%	2.48%
2015	3,105,546	29,816,382	0.34%	5.32%
2016	3,124,698	30,954,198	0.62%	3.82%
2017	3,150,347	30,977,355	0.82%	0.07%
2018	3,192,760	30,196,281	1.35%	-2.52%
2019	3,240,194	30,063,799	1.49%	-0.44%
2020	3,291,271	31,552,510	1.58%	4.95%
2021	3,350,183	30,784,383	1.79%	-2.43%
2022	3,409,447	32,175,224	1.77%	4.52%
2023	3,470,390	33,702,731	1.79%	4.75%
2024	3,535,603	35,300,280	1.88%	4.74%
2025	3,606,996	35,927,625	2.02%	1.78%
2026	3,682,659	36,550,694	2.1%	1.73%
2027	3,760,368	37,167,513	2.11%	1.69%
2028	3,840,135	37,775,810	2.12%	1.64%
2029	3,920,467	38,364,377	2.09%	1.56%
2030	4,002,671	38,918,375	2.1%	1.44%
2031	4,085,037	39,450,880	2.06%	1.37%
2032	4,166,507	39,983,934	1.99%	1.35%
2033	4,249,501	40,517,599	1.99%	1.33%
2034	4,334,727	41,052,423	2.01%	1.32%
2035	4,420,915	41,588,429	1.99%	1.31%
2036	4,509,755	42,125,184	2.01%	1.29%
2037	4,601,933	42,661,908	2.04%	1.27%
2038	4,692,340	43,198,420	1.96%	1.26%
2039	4,780,469	43,734,316	1.88%	1.24%
2040	4,868,668	44,269,571	1.84%	1.22%
2041	4,954,481	44,804,338	1.76%	1.21%
2042	5,039,298	45,338,111	1.71%	1.19%
2043	5,124,256	45,870,896	1.69%	1.18%
2044	5,207,858	46,403,116	1.63%	1.16%
2045	5,292,756	46,934,822	1.63%	1.15%
2046	5,375,963	47,465,267	1.57%	1.13%
2047	5,456,488	47,993,976	1.5%	1.11%
2048	5,537,538	48,521,364	1.49%	1.1%
2049	5,617,348	49,047,461	1.44%	1.08%
2050	5,696,052	49,572,202	1.4%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eritrea increased by 444,331 people (a 16.7% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eritrea gained 562,228 (a 18.1% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 136th most populous country in 2005 and is 131st in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.