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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,535,603 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,700,586 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 5.27 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.28% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.7M (36.9% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Eritrea vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Senegal
2100 8,514,681 47,481,703
2099 8,489,924 47,309,204
2098 8,466,983 47,131,505
2097 8,444,468 46,942,831
2096 8,422,323 46,749,318
2095 8,396,086 46,548,519
2094 8,370,114 46,338,777
2093 8,344,405 46,124,372
2092 8,309,034 45,903,819
2091 8,278,860 45,676,277
2090 8,243,905 45,442,218
2089 8,209,883 45,197,486
2088 8,172,664 44,949,158
2087 8,136,016 44,692,601
2086 8,093,065 44,425,160
2085 8,046,814 44,150,556
2084 7,999,706 43,871,406
2083 7,956,385 43,579,072
2082 7,911,764 43,285,560
2081 7,871,753 42,984,866
2080 7,815,766 42,679,614
2079 7,765,677 42,366,808
2078 7,711,886 42,044,826
2077 7,656,307 41,716,837
2076 7,600,951 41,379,705
2075 7,538,912 41,030,232
2074 7,484,322 40,674,683
2073 7,420,571 40,312,726
2072 7,358,500 39,943,067
2071 7,296,109 39,568,028
2070 7,231,198 39,187,711
2069 7,164,883 38,795,322
2068 7,094,530 38,398,147
2067 7,026,000 37,996,983
2066 6,952,514 37,584,328
2065 6,884,323 37,167,637
2064 6,814,893 36,744,279
2063 6,733,263 36,318,015
2062 6,659,531 35,884,713
2061 6,580,923 35,448,776
2060 6,500,944 35,010,231
2059 6,422,305 34,571,669
2058 6,343,070 34,122,702
2057 6,265,450 33,673,448
2056 6,194,123 33,219,406
2055 6,114,099 32,765,741
2054 6,039,801 32,313,613
2053 5,957,339 31,859,051
2052 5,871,954 31,405,418
2051 5,791,096 30,949,633
2050 5,711,061 30,490,614
2049 5,632,165 30,032,811
2048 5,549,890 29,570,773
2047 5,468,518 29,111,688
2046 5,387,267 28,648,672
2045 5,300,511 28,187,838
2044 5,215,831 27,724,585
2043 5,131,686 27,260,926
2042 5,044,262 26,796,927
2041 4,960,422 26,332,270
2040 4,870,981 25,866,240
2039 4,782,316 25,398,425
2038 4,693,015 24,928,471
2037 4,599,752 24,457,649
2036 4,506,879 23,986,892
2035 4,420,367 23,515,497
2034 4,332,828 23,046,885
2033 4,248,272 22,578,286
2032 4,165,241 22,110,230
2031 4,083,762 21,643,047
2030 3,998,903 21,178,414
2029 3,917,775 20,719,234
2028 3,836,693 20,263,713
2027 3,756,696 19,814,138
2026 3,679,782 19,372,006
2025 3,603,902 18,934,809
2024 3,535,603 18,501,984
2023 3,470,390 18,077,573
2022 3,409,447 17,651,103
2021 3,350,183 17,220,867
2020 3,291,271 16,789,219
2019 3,240,194 16,352,922
2018 3,192,760 15,914,498
2017 3,150,347 15,475,002
2016 3,124,698 15,034,521
2015 3,105,546 14,593,331
2014 3,095,173 14,152,102
2013 3,074,360 13,710,849
2012 3,036,988 13,310,495
2011 2,998,485 12,958,897
2010 2,945,186 12,635,413
2009 2,887,885 12,337,389
2008 2,816,327 12,048,959
2007 2,743,222 11,770,344
2006 2,703,502 11,500,094
2005 2,661,215 11,235,472
2004 2,598,284 10,975,704
2003 2,493,903 10,721,176
2002 2,392,978 10,466,214
2001 2,312,079 10,212,942
2000 2,247,031 9,968,260
1999 2,212,780 9,730,887
1998 2,180,419 9,502,952
1997 2,152,135 9,283,495
1996 2,128,464 9,067,014
1995 2,025,267 8,848,101
1994 1,913,915 8,624,078
1993 1,856,006 8,396,288
1992 1,798,748 8,168,395
1991 1,919,571 7,943,085
1990 2,032,737 7,720,523
1989 1,987,017 7,502,207
1988 1,938,255 7,289,618
1987 1,888,669 7,081,530
1986 1,845,164 6,878,192
1985 1,807,816 6,683,287
1984 1,771,730 6,499,364
1983 1,736,160 6,324,504
1982 1,695,461 6,156,961
1981 1,649,939 5,997,160
1980 1,605,797 5,845,638
1979 1,563,332 5,702,895
1978 1,522,378 5,568,096
1977 1,482,565 5,439,549
1976 1,443,807 5,308,564
1975 1,408,210 5,170,810
1974 1,375,688 5,029,437
1973 1,342,669 4,885,181
1972 1,309,235 4,741,631
1971 1,276,154 4,601,864
1970 1,243,453 4,466,328
1969 1,212,005 4,334,974
1968 1,181,737 4,207,587
1967 1,152,339 4,083,870
1966 1,124,957 3,964,299
1965 1,098,335 3,849,788
1964 1,071,287 3,740,535
1963 1,045,092 3,635,876
1962 1,019,788 3,534,686
1961 995,573 3,436,375
1960 972,547 3,340,907

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/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.51M people compared to the peak of 47.5M people in 2100 for Senegal.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Senegal
2100 0.29% 0.36%
2099 0.27% 0.38%
2098 0.27% 0.4%
2097 0.26% 0.41%
2096 0.31% 0.43%
2095 0.31% 0.45%
2094 0.31% 0.46%
2093 0.43% 0.48%
2092 0.36% 0.5%
2091 0.42% 0.52%
2090 0.41% 0.54%
2089 0.46% 0.55%
2088 0.45% 0.57%
2087 0.53% 0.6%
2086 0.57% 0.62%
2085 0.59% 0.64%
2084 0.54% 0.67%
2083 0.56% 0.68%
2082 0.51% 0.7%
2081 0.72% 0.72%
2080 0.65% 0.74%
2079 0.7% 0.77%
2078 0.73% 0.79%
2077 0.73% 0.81%
2076 0.82% 0.85%
2075 0.73% 0.87%
2074 0.86% 0.9%
2073 0.84% 0.93%
2072 0.86% 0.95%
2071 0.9% 0.97%
2070 0.93% 1.01%
2069 0.99% 1.03%
2068 0.98% 1.06%
2067 1.06% 1.1%
2066 0.99% 1.12%
2065 1.02% 1.15%
2064 1.21% 1.17%
2063 1.11% 1.21%
2062 1.19% 1.23%
2061 1.23% 1.25%
2060 1.22% 1.27%
2059 1.25% 1.32%
2058 1.24% 1.33%
2057 1.15% 1.37%
2056 1.31% 1.38%
2055 1.23% 1.4%
2054 1.38% 1.43%
2053 1.45% 1.44%
2052 1.4% 1.47%
2051 1.4% 1.51%
2050 1.4% 1.52%
2049 1.48% 1.56%
2048 1.49% 1.58%
2047 1.51% 1.62%
2046 1.64% 1.63%
2045 1.62% 1.67%
2044 1.64% 1.7%
2043 1.73% 1.73%
2042 1.69% 1.76%
2041 1.84% 1.8%
2040 1.85% 1.84%
2039 1.9% 1.89%
2038 2.03% 1.93%
2037 2.06% 1.96%
2036 1.96% 2%
2035 2.02% 2.03%
2034 1.99% 2.08%
2033 1.99% 2.12%
2032 2% 2.16%
2031 2.12% 2.19%
2030 2.07% 2.22%
2029 2.11% 2.25%
2028 2.13% 2.27%
2027 2.09% 2.28%
2026 2.11% 2.31%
2025 1.93% 2.34%
2024 1.88% 2.35%
2023 1.79% 2.42%
2022 1.77% 2.5%
2021 1.79% 2.57%
2020 1.58% 2.67%
2019 1.49% 2.75%
2018 1.35% 2.84%
2017 0.82% 2.93%
2016 0.62% 3.02%
2015 0.34% 3.12%
2014 0.68% 3.22%
2013 1.23% 3.01%
2012 1.28% 2.71%
2011 1.81% 2.56%
2010 1.98% 2.42%
2009 2.54% 2.39%
2008 2.66% 2.37%
2007 1.47% 2.35%
2006 1.59% 2.36%
2005 2.42% 2.37%
2004 4.19% 2.37%
2003 4.22% 2.44%
2002 3.5% 2.48%
2001 2.89% 2.45%
2000 1.55% 2.44%
1999 1.48% 2.4%
1998 1.31% 2.36%
1997 1.11% 2.39%
1996 5.1% 2.47%
1995 5.82% 2.6%
1994 3.12% 2.71%
1993 3.18% 2.79%
1992 -6.29% 2.84%
1991 -5.57% 2.88%
1990 2.3% 2.91%
1989 2.52% 2.92%
1988 2.63% 2.94%
1987 2.36% 2.96%
1986 2.07% 2.92%
1985 2.04% 2.83%
1984 2.05% 2.76%
1983 2.4% 2.72%
1982 2.76% 2.66%
1981 2.75% 2.59%
1980 2.72% 2.5%
1979 2.69% 2.42%
1978 2.69% 2.36%
1977 2.68% 2.47%
1976 2.53% 2.66%
1975 2.36% 2.81%
1974 2.46% 2.95%
1973 2.55% 3.03%
1972 2.59% 3.04%
1971 2.63% 3.03%
1970 2.59% 3.03%
1969 2.56% 3.03%
1968 2.55% 3.03%
1967 2.43% 3.02%
1966 2.42% 2.97%
1965 2.52% 2.92%
1964 2.51% 2.88%
1963 2.48% 2.86%
1962 2.43% 2.86%
1961 2.37% 2.86%

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/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eritrea grew by 1.88%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Senegal
Current population
3700586
19491599
Population rank 130/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.24%
One net population change
8.06 minutes
1.24 minutes
One birth every
5.31 minutes
59.3 seconds
One death every
25 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +179 +1,163
Annual growth/decline +65,213 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate +1.88% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 58/197 35/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 -12,636
Net migration rank 122/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -12,636
2024 - -12,696 - -10,307
2023 78,073 -15,284 431,006 -9,999
2022 76,221 -17,134 415,507 16,425
2021 74,394 -14,966 403,019 25,519
2020 73,362 -14,967 400,910 33,848
2019 73,572 -29,818 399,436 38,386
2018 72,511 -21,403 405,454 33,567
2017 72,291 -38,579 410,366 29,605
2016 73,002 -55,431 411,480 29,498
2015 73,682 -52,965 407,008 34,387
2014 75,729 -75,696 405,019 36,030
2013 75,562 -33,974 406,582 34,878
2012 76,416 -43,269 402,243 -42,978
2011 76,806 -32,949 387,290 -43,350
2010 76,098 -13,361 372,934 -69,888
2009 76,206 -24,348 362,238 -69,239
2008 73,391 17,855 351,661 -67,812
2007 73,101 -18,131 339,963 -66,580
2006 74,470 -49,998 331,364 -64,254
2005 72,930 -12,835 323,908 -61,781
2004 72,147 -6,374 317,286 -59,879
2003 66,291 76,703 308,856 -57,213
2002 65,436 -6,574 298,842 -40,554
2001 61,180 41,760 289,690 -41,422
2000 60,274 -33,133 283,946 -42,854
1999 45,120 -3,769 277,944 -44,284
1998 55,332 -31,951 267,404 -45,189
1997 63,953 -30,768 261,200 -44,506
1996 66,557 -52,421 255,418 -39,162
1995 56,157 136,105 252,552 -31,001
1994 56,288 -25,841 249,115 -22,633
1993 51,679 33,688 245,742 -16,649
1992 51,443 -22,293 241,482 -14,796
1991 57,741 -328,546 237,713 -13,783
1990 56,903 -12,425 234,155 -12,959
1989 54,299 -7,330 227,797 -12,362
1988 54,163 -3,612 221,772 -12,036
1987 52,229 -3,613 218,522 -12,086
1986 39,470 -1,073 212,887 -12,655
1985 37,362 -1,073 208,218 -18,644
1984 35,101 772 203,125 -24,858
1983 33,420 1,853 197,673 -26,222
1982 44,146 1,985 191,309 -27,672
1981 42,924 1,985 185,917 -29,959
1980 41,392 1,985 179,707 -32,616
1979 39,577 1,985 173,425 -35,022
1978 38,353 1,985 167,744 -36,559
1977 37,295 1,985 161,636 -35,731
1976 36,250 1,985 154,776 -18,716
1975 30,971 1,985 147,311 -7,870
1974 30,111 1,985 139,974 3,347
1973 31,969 1,985 133,834 11,382
1972 30,951 1,953 128,024 13,852
1971 31,490 1,758 122,511 15,131
1970 30,686 1,480 117,264 16,168
1969 29,535 1,199 112,393 16,887
1968 28,777 1,013 108,240 17,264
1967 27,992 1,004 104,824 17,107
1966 24,713 1,063 101,359 15,849
1965 26,285 1,188 97,912 13,913
1964 25,327 1,300 94,797 11,892
1963 24,393 1,368 92,264 10,371
1962 23,478 1,364 89,937 9,809
1961 22,351 1,235 87,322 9,549
1960 21,424 1,045 84,735 9,337

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

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/senegal | 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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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