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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Suriname	Eritrea	Suriname
1960	972,547	263,918	-	-
1961	995,573	272,791	2.37%	3.36%
1962	1,019,788	283,912	2.43%	4.08%
1963	1,045,092	297,034	2.48%	4.62%
1964	1,071,287	309,041	2.51%	4.04%
1965	1,098,335	320,000	2.52%	3.55%
1966	1,124,957	331,135	2.42%	3.48%
1967	1,152,339	342,679	2.43%	3.49%
1968	1,181,737	354,616	2.55%	3.48%
1969	1,212,005	366,906	2.56%	3.47%
1970	1,243,453	379,442	2.59%	3.42%
1971	1,276,154	391,932	2.63%	3.29%
1972	1,309,235	397,413	2.59%	1.4%
1973	1,342,669	395,772	2.55%	-0.41%
1974	1,375,688	393,676	2.46%	-0.53%
1975	1,408,210	391,170	2.36%	-0.64%
1976	1,443,807	388,289	2.53%	-0.74%
1977	1,482,565	385,067	2.68%	-0.83%
1978	1,522,378	381,502	2.69%	-0.93%
1979	1,563,332	377,602	2.69%	-1.02%
1980	1,605,797	375,377	2.72%	-0.59%
1981	1,649,939	375,459	2.75%	0.02%
1982	1,695,461	376,555	2.76%	0.29%
1983	1,736,160	378,746	2.4%	0.58%
1984	1,771,730	382,193	2.05%	0.91%
1985	1,807,816	386,972	2.04%	1.25%
1986	1,845,164	392,330	2.07%	1.38%
1987	1,888,669	396,911	2.36%	1.17%
1988	1,938,255	402,227	2.63%	1.34%
1989	1,987,017	408,409	2.52%	1.54%
1990	2,032,737	412,493	2.3%	1%
1991	1,919,571	415,013	-5.57%	0.61%
1992	1,798,748	417,589	-6.29%	0.62%
1993	1,856,006	419,352	3.18%	0.42%
1994	1,913,915	422,375	3.12%	0.72%
1995	2,025,267	429,606	5.82%	1.71%
1996	2,128,464	438,830	5.1%	2.15%
1997	2,152,135	448,067	1.11%	2.1%
1998	2,180,419	457,406	1.31%	2.08%
1999	2,212,780	466,916	1.48%	2.08%
2000	2,247,031	476,643	1.55%	2.08%
2001	2,312,079	486,560	2.89%	2.08%
2002	2,392,978	496,551	3.5%	2.05%
2003	2,493,903	506,414	4.22%	1.99%
2004	2,598,284	513,923	4.19%	1.48%
2005	2,661,215	519,313	2.42%	1.05%
2006	2,703,502	524,997	1.59%	1.09%
2007	2,743,222	531,016	1.47%	1.15%
2008	2,816,327	537,245	2.66%	1.17%
2009	2,887,885	543,568	2.54%	1.18%
2010	2,945,186	549,923	1.98%	1.17%
2011	2,998,485	556,269	1.81%	1.15%
2012	3,036,988	562,633	1.28%	1.14%
2013	3,074,360	569,020	1.23%	1.14%
2014	3,095,173	575,373	0.68%	1.12%
2015	3,105,546	581,627	0.34%	1.09%
2016	3,124,698	587,757	0.62%	1.05%
2017	3,150,347	593,713	0.82%	1.01%
2018	3,192,760	599,513	1.35%	0.98%
2019	3,240,194	605,768	1.49%	1.04%
2020	3,291,271	612,317	1.58%	1.08%
2021	3,350,183	617,896	1.79%	0.91%
2022	3,409,447	623,164	1.77%	0.85%
2023	3,470,390	628,886	1.79%	0.92%
2024	3,535,603	634,431	1.88%	0.88%
2025	3,606,996	639,852	2.02%	0.85%
2026	3,682,659	645,257	2.1%	0.84%
2027	3,760,368	650,564	2.11%	0.82%
2028	3,840,135	655,783	2.12%	0.8%
2029	3,920,467	660,793	2.09%	0.76%
2030	4,002,671	665,650	2.1%	0.74%
2031	4,085,037	670,421	2.06%	0.72%
2032	4,166,507	675,070	1.99%	0.69%
2033	4,249,501	679,573	1.99%	0.67%
2034	4,334,727	683,911	2.01%	0.64%
2035	4,420,915	688,189	1.99%	0.63%
2036	4,509,755	692,343	2.01%	0.6%
2037	4,601,933	696,213	2.04%	0.56%
2038	4,692,340	699,908	1.96%	0.53%
2039	4,780,469	703,569	1.88%	0.52%
2040	4,868,668	707,156	1.84%	0.51%
2041	4,954,481	710,619	1.76%	0.49%
2042	5,039,298	713,900	1.71%	0.46%
2043	5,124,256	716,999	1.69%	0.43%
2044	5,207,858	719,920	1.63%	0.41%
2045	5,292,756	722,759	1.63%	0.39%
2046	5,375,963	725,322	1.57%	0.35%
2047	5,456,488	727,726	1.5%	0.33%
2048	5,537,538	730,038	1.49%	0.32%
2049	5,617,348	732,021	1.44%	0.27%
2050	5,696,052	733,898	1.4%	0.26%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 558,810 (a 17.9% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.