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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,535,603 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,700,586 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 13.2 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.28% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.7M (36.9% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Eritrea vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Spain
2100 8,514,681 33,862,981
2099 8,489,924 34,039,965
2098 8,466,983 34,215,187
2097 8,444,468 34,387,116
2096 8,422,323 34,552,002
2095 8,396,086 34,719,411
2094 8,370,114 34,882,039
2093 8,344,405 35,044,043
2092 8,309,034 35,204,657
2091 8,278,860 35,366,895
2090 8,243,905 35,535,838
2089 8,209,883 35,707,942
2088 8,172,664 35,877,681
2087 8,136,016 36,043,209
2086 8,093,065 36,210,710
2085 8,046,814 36,386,207
2084 7,999,706 36,564,622
2083 7,956,385 36,749,680
2082 7,911,764 36,936,644
2081 7,871,753 37,133,976
2080 7,815,766 37,337,517
2079 7,765,677 37,551,557
2078 7,711,886 37,771,135
2077 7,656,307 38,002,963
2076 7,600,951 38,249,247
2075 7,538,912 38,506,040
2074 7,484,322 38,777,715
2073 7,420,571 39,056,249
2072 7,358,500 39,348,447
2071 7,296,109 39,642,346
2070 7,231,198 39,949,413
2069 7,164,883 40,256,590
2068 7,094,530 40,575,543
2067 7,026,000 40,893,798
2066 6,952,514 41,218,263
2065 6,884,323 41,543,254
2064 6,814,893 41,878,338
2063 6,733,263 42,208,320
2062 6,659,531 42,542,893
2061 6,580,923 42,874,096
2060 6,500,944 43,191,452
2059 6,422,305 43,506,737
2058 6,343,070 43,809,907
2057 6,265,450 44,112,668
2056 6,194,123 44,415,689
2055 6,114,099 44,691,749
2054 6,039,801 44,958,971
2053 5,957,339 45,223,225
2052 5,871,954 45,470,541
2051 5,791,096 45,695,307
2050 5,711,061 45,911,520
2049 5,632,165 46,127,777
2048 5,549,890 46,322,244
2047 5,468,518 46,510,152
2046 5,387,267 46,687,914
2045 5,300,511 46,858,778
2044 5,215,831 47,016,278
2043 5,131,686 47,158,325
2042 5,044,262 47,301,091
2041 4,960,422 47,434,593
2040 4,870,981 47,563,236
2039 4,782,316 47,685,343
2038 4,693,015 47,798,797
2037 4,599,752 47,910,899
2036 4,506,879 48,020,350
2035 4,420,367 48,124,430
2034 4,332,828 48,220,051
2033 4,248,272 48,311,842
2032 4,165,241 48,402,470
2031 4,083,762 48,495,278
2030 3,998,903 48,579,920
2029 3,917,775 48,648,699
2028 3,836,693 48,707,969
2027 3,756,696 48,758,200
2026 3,679,782 48,806,901
2025 3,603,902 48,838,057
2024 3,535,603 48,848,840
2023 3,470,390 48,352,528
2022 3,409,447 47,786,102
2021 3,350,183 47,443,821
2020 3,291,271 47,359,424
2019 3,240,194 47,118,501
2018 3,192,760 46,782,011
2017 3,150,347 46,571,232
2016 3,124,698 46,458,139
2015 3,105,546 46,422,303
2014 3,095,173 46,460,733
2013 3,074,360 46,604,197
2012 3,036,988 46,773,055
2011 2,998,485 46,742,697
2010 2,945,186 46,576,897
2009 2,887,885 46,362,946
2008 2,816,327 45,954,106
2007 2,743,222 45,226,803
2006 2,703,502 44,397,319
2005 2,661,215 43,653,155
2004 2,598,284 42,921,895
2003 2,493,903 42,187,645
2002 2,392,978 41,431,558
2001 2,312,079 40,850,412
2000 2,247,031 40,567,864
1999 2,212,780 40,386,875
1998 2,180,419 40,223,509
1997 2,152,135 40,057,389
1996 2,128,464 39,889,852
1995 2,025,267 39,724,050
1994 1,913,915 39,549,108
1993 1,856,006 39,361,262
1992 1,798,748 39,157,685
1991 1,919,571 38,966,376
1990 2,032,737 38,867,322
1989 1,987,017 38,827,764
1988 1,938,255 38,766,939
1987 1,888,669 38,684,815
1986 1,845,164 38,584,624
1985 1,807,816 38,469,512
1984 1,771,730 38,330,364
1983 1,736,160 38,171,525
1982 1,695,461 37,986,012
1981 1,649,939 37,758,631
1980 1,605,797 37,491,165
1979 1,563,332 37,191,330
1978 1,522,378 36,864,898
1977 1,482,565 36,511,638
1976 1,443,807 36,137,812
1975 1,408,210 35,757,900
1974 1,375,688 35,373,335
1973 1,342,669 34,988,947
1972 1,309,235 34,604,469
1971 1,276,154 34,224,490
1970 1,243,453 33,814,531
1969 1,212,005 33,441,054
1968 1,181,737 33,113,134
1967 1,152,339 32,682,947
1966 1,124,957 32,283,194
1965 1,098,335 31,954,292
1964 1,071,287 31,609,195
1963 1,045,092 31,296,651
1962 1,019,788 31,023,366
1961 995,573 30,739,250
1960 972,547 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.51M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Spain
2100 0.29% -0.52%
2099 0.27% -0.51%
2098 0.27% -0.5%
2097 0.26% -0.48%
2096 0.31% -0.48%
2095 0.31% -0.47%
2094 0.31% -0.46%
2093 0.43% -0.46%
2092 0.36% -0.46%
2091 0.42% -0.48%
2090 0.41% -0.48%
2089 0.46% -0.47%
2088 0.45% -0.46%
2087 0.53% -0.46%
2086 0.57% -0.48%
2085 0.59% -0.49%
2084 0.54% -0.5%
2083 0.56% -0.51%
2082 0.51% -0.53%
2081 0.72% -0.55%
2080 0.65% -0.57%
2079 0.7% -0.58%
2078 0.73% -0.61%
2077 0.73% -0.64%
2076 0.82% -0.67%
2075 0.73% -0.7%
2074 0.86% -0.71%
2073 0.84% -0.74%
2072 0.86% -0.74%
2071 0.9% -0.77%
2070 0.93% -0.76%
2069 0.99% -0.79%
2068 0.98% -0.78%
2067 1.06% -0.79%
2066 0.99% -0.78%
2065 1.02% -0.8%
2064 1.21% -0.78%
2063 1.11% -0.79%
2062 1.19% -0.77%
2061 1.23% -0.73%
2060 1.22% -0.72%
2059 1.25% -0.69%
2058 1.24% -0.69%
2057 1.15% -0.68%
2056 1.31% -0.62%
2055 1.23% -0.59%
2054 1.38% -0.58%
2053 1.45% -0.54%
2052 1.4% -0.49%
2051 1.4% -0.47%
2050 1.4% -0.47%
2049 1.48% -0.42%
2048 1.49% -0.4%
2047 1.51% -0.38%
2046 1.64% -0.36%
2045 1.62% -0.33%
2044 1.64% -0.3%
2043 1.73% -0.3%
2042 1.69% -0.28%
2041 1.84% -0.27%
2040 1.85% -0.26%
2039 1.9% -0.24%
2038 2.03% -0.23%
2037 2.06% -0.23%
2036 1.96% -0.22%
2035 2.02% -0.2%
2034 1.99% -0.19%
2033 1.99% -0.19%
2032 2% -0.19%
2031 2.12% -0.17%
2030 2.07% -0.14%
2029 2.11% -0.12%
2028 2.13% -0.1%
2027 2.09% -0.1%
2026 2.11% -0.06%
2025 1.93% -0.02%
2024 1.88% 1.03%
2023 1.79% 1.19%
2022 1.77% 0.72%
2021 1.79% 0.18%
2020 1.58% 0.51%
2019 1.49% 0.72%
2018 1.35% 0.45%
2017 0.82% 0.24%
2016 0.62% 0.08%
2015 0.34% -0.08%
2014 0.68% -0.31%
2013 1.23% -0.36%
2012 1.28% 0.06%
2011 1.81% 0.36%
2010 1.98% 0.46%
2009 2.54% 0.89%
2008 2.66% 1.61%
2007 1.47% 1.87%
2006 1.59% 1.7%
2005 2.42% 1.7%
2004 4.19% 1.74%
2003 4.22% 1.82%
2002 3.5% 1.42%
2001 2.89% 0.7%
2000 1.55% 0.45%
1999 1.48% 0.41%
1998 1.31% 0.41%
1997 1.11% 0.42%
1996 5.1% 0.42%
1995 5.82% 0.44%
1994 3.12% 0.48%
1993 3.18% 0.52%
1992 -6.29% 0.49%
1991 -5.57% 0.25%
1990 2.3% 0.1%
1989 2.52% 0.16%
1988 2.63% 0.21%
1987 2.36% 0.26%
1986 2.07% 0.3%
1985 2.04% 0.36%
1984 2.05% 0.42%
1983 2.4% 0.49%
1982 2.76% 0.6%
1981 2.75% 0.71%
1980 2.72% 0.81%
1979 2.69% 0.89%
1978 2.69% 0.97%
1977 2.68% 1.03%
1976 2.53% 1.06%
1975 2.36% 1.09%
1974 2.46% 1.1%
1973 2.55% 1.11%
1972 2.59% 1.11%
1971 2.63% 1.21%
1970 2.59% 1.12%
1969 2.56% 0.99%
1968 2.55% 1.32%
1967 2.43% 1.24%
1966 2.42% 1.03%
1965 2.52% 1.09%
1964 2.51% 1%
1963 2.48% 0.88%
1962 2.43% 0.92%
1961 2.37% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eritrea grew by 1.88%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Spain
Current population
3700586
48806901
Population rank 130/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.59%
One net population change
8.06 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
5.31 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
25 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +179 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +65,213 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.88% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 58/197 100/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 +96,630
Net migration rank 122/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - 96,630
2024 - -12,696 - 111,674
2023 78,073 -15,284 -111,211 119,099
2022 76,221 -17,134 -133,801 299,779
2021 74,394 -14,966 -113,865 144,385
2020 73,362 -14,967 -151,551 236,854
2019 73,572 -29,818 -56,542 464,783
2018 72,511 -21,403 -56,139 337,467
2017 72,291 -38,579 -32,600 201,135
2016 73,002 -55,431 0 106,474
2015 73,682 -52,965 -4,642 -1,979
2014 75,729 -75,696 32,522 -97,870
2013 75,562 -33,974 37,284 -250,741
2012 76,416 -43,269 51,450 -153,486
2011 76,806 -32,949 84,137 60,761
2010 76,098 -13,361 102,469 69,406
2009 76,206 -24,348 106,635 129,557
2008 73,391 17,855 133,267 434,135
2007 73,101 -18,131 108,545 772,317
2006 74,470 -49,998 110,994 659,720
2005 72,930 -12,835 78,576 629,803
2004 72,147 -6,374 85,844 661,158
2003 66,291 76,703 54,844 658,428
2002 65,436 -6,574 53,861 737,880
2001 61,180 41,760 44,936 181,307
2000 60,274 -33,133 36,512 176,269
1999 45,120 -3,769 8,077 178,559
1998 55,332 -31,951 4,022 182,926
1997 63,953 -30,768 20,028 165,345
1996 66,557 -52,421 11,967 162,704
1995 56,157 136,105 15,889 162,434
1994 56,288 -25,841 31,639 160,407
1993 51,679 33,688 47,234 160,907
1992 51,443 -22,293 62,652 177,544
1991 57,741 -328,546 58,450 122,841
1990 56,903 -12,425 66,075 -30,684
1989 54,299 -7,330 81,538 -25,892
1988 54,163 -3,612 100,794 -17,663
1987 52,229 -3,613 116,054 -12,681
1986 39,470 -1,073 131,188 -13,540
1985 37,362 -1,073 146,184 -589
1984 35,101 772 172,487 2,754
1983 33,420 1,853 183,223 1,241
1982 44,146 1,985 231,714 -7,384
1981 42,924 1,985 237,879 2,563
1980 41,392 1,985 281,184 20,166
1979 39,577 1,985 312,407 -5,929
1978 38,353 1,985 339,157 -2,504
1977 37,295 1,985 361,465 -1,332
1976 36,250 1,985 375,834 2,804
1975 30,971 1,985 371,882 -218
1974 30,111 1,985 396,182 105,838
1973 31,969 1,985 374,381 8,624
1972 30,951 1,953 391,030 7,935
1971 31,490 1,758 369,625 7,363
1970 30,686 1,480 378,723 -60,580
1969 29,535 1,199 367,851 -49,956
1968 28,777 1,013 387,423 -46,088
1967 27,992 1,004 402,001 -42,344
1966 24,713 1,063 397,084 -41,467
1965 26,285 1,188 405,819 -42,476
1964 25,327 1,300 429,885 -41,461
1963 24,393 1,368 394,338 -44,446
1962 23,478 1,364 384,690 -45,211
1961 22,351 1,235 396,537 -46,517
1960 21,424 1,045 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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