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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Switzerland	Eritrea	Switzerland
1960	972,547	5,327,827	-	-
1961	995,573	5,434,294	2.37%	2%
1962	1,019,788	5,573,815	2.43%	2.57%
1963	1,045,092	5,694,247	2.48%	2.16%
1964	1,071,287	5,789,228	2.51%	1.67%
1965	1,098,335	5,856,472	2.52%	1.16%
1966	1,124,957	5,918,002	2.42%	1.05%
1967	1,152,339	5,991,785	2.43%	1.25%
1968	1,181,737	6,067,714	2.55%	1.27%
1969	1,212,005	6,136,387	2.56%	1.13%
1970	1,243,453	6,180,877	2.59%	0.73%
1971	1,276,154	6,213,399	2.63%	0.53%
1972	1,309,235	6,260,956	2.59%	0.77%
1973	1,342,669	6,307,347	2.55%	0.74%
1974	1,375,688	6,341,405	2.46%	0.54%
1975	1,408,210	6,338,632	2.36%	-0.04%
1976	1,443,807	6,302,504	2.53%	-0.57%
1977	1,482,565	6,281,174	2.68%	-0.34%
1978	1,522,378	6,281,738	2.69%	0.009%
1979	1,563,332	6,294,365	2.69%	0.2%
1980	1,605,797	6,319,408	2.72%	0.4%
1981	1,649,939	6,354,074	2.75%	0.55%
1982	1,695,461	6,391,309	2.76%	0.59%
1983	1,736,160	6,418,773	2.4%	0.43%
1984	1,771,730	6,441,865	2.05%	0.36%
1985	1,807,816	6,470,365	2.04%	0.44%
1986	1,845,164	6,504,124	2.07%	0.52%
1987	1,888,669	6,545,106	2.36%	0.63%
1988	1,938,255	6,593,386	2.63%	0.74%
1989	1,987,017	6,646,912	2.52%	0.81%
1990	2,032,737	6,715,519	2.3%	1.03%
1991	1,919,571	6,799,978	-5.57%	1.26%
1992	1,798,748	6,875,364	-6.29%	1.11%
1993	1,856,006	6,938,265	3.18%	0.91%
1994	1,913,915	6,993,795	3.12%	0.8%
1995	2,025,267	7,040,687	5.82%	0.67%
1996	2,128,464	7,071,850	5.1%	0.44%
1997	2,152,135	7,088,906	1.11%	0.24%
1998	2,180,419	7,110,001	1.31%	0.3%
1999	2,212,780	7,143,991	1.48%	0.48%
2000	2,247,031	7,184,250	1.55%	0.56%
2001	2,312,079	7,229,854	2.89%	0.63%
2002	2,392,978	7,284,753	3.5%	0.76%
2003	2,493,903	7,339,001	4.22%	0.74%
2004	2,598,284	7,389,625	4.19%	0.69%
2005	2,661,215	7,437,115	2.42%	0.64%
2006	2,703,502	7,483,934	1.59%	0.63%
2007	2,743,222	7,551,117	1.47%	0.9%
2008	2,816,327	7,647,675	2.66%	1.28%
2009	2,887,885	7,743,831	2.54%	1.26%
2010	2,945,186	7,824,909	1.98%	1.05%
2011	2,998,485	7,912,398	1.81%	1.12%
2012	3,036,988	7,996,861	1.28%	1.07%
2013	3,074,360	8,089,346	1.23%	1.16%
2014	3,095,173	8,188,649	0.68%	1.23%
2015	3,105,546	8,282,396	0.34%	1.14%
2016	3,124,698	8,373,338	0.62%	1.1%
2017	3,150,347	8,451,840	0.82%	0.94%
2018	3,192,760	8,514,329	1.35%	0.74%
2019	3,240,194	8,575,280	1.49%	0.72%
2020	3,291,271	8,638,167	1.58%	0.73%
2021	3,350,183	8,704,546	1.79%	0.77%
2022	3,409,447	8,777,088	1.77%	0.83%
2023	3,470,390	8,888,822	1.79%	1.27%
2024	3,535,603	9,005,582	1.88%	1.31%
2025	3,606,996	9,051,441	2.02%	0.51%
2026	3,682,659	9,092,200	2.1%	0.45%
2027	3,760,368	9,128,649	2.11%	0.4%
2028	3,840,135	9,161,558	2.12%	0.36%
2029	3,920,467	9,190,268	2.09%	0.31%
2030	4,002,671	9,215,844	2.1%	0.28%
2031	4,085,037	9,239,801	2.06%	0.26%
2032	4,166,507	9,260,664	1.99%	0.23%
2033	4,249,501	9,278,524	1.99%	0.19%
2034	4,334,727	9,295,500	2.01%	0.18%
2035	4,420,915	9,310,659	1.99%	0.16%
2036	4,509,755	9,323,296	2.01%	0.14%
2037	4,601,933	9,334,565	2.04%	0.12%
2038	4,692,340	9,344,395	1.96%	0.11%
2039	4,780,469	9,353,187	1.88%	0.09%
2040	4,868,668	9,363,095	1.84%	0.11%
2041	4,954,481	9,372,148	1.76%	0.1%
2042	5,039,298	9,380,579	1.71%	0.09%
2043	5,124,256	9,389,228	1.69%	0.09%
2044	5,207,858	9,396,409	1.63%	0.08%
2045	5,292,756	9,402,783	1.63%	0.07%
2046	5,375,963	9,408,721	1.57%	0.06%
2047	5,456,488	9,415,274	1.5%	0.07%
2048	5,537,538	9,422,270	1.49%	0.07%
2049	5,617,348	9,427,479	1.44%	0.06%
2050	5,696,052	9,430,133	1.4%	0.03%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 558,810 (a 17.9% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 719,260 (a 8.59% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.71% to 9,430,133 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.