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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Tajikistan	Eritrea	Tajikistan
1960	972,547	2,112,131	-	-
1961	995,573	2,181,805	2.37%	3.3%
1962	1,019,788	2,255,026	2.43%	3.36%
1963	1,045,092	2,331,736	2.48%	3.4%
1964	1,071,287	2,411,260	2.51%	3.41%
1965	1,098,335	2,492,998	2.52%	3.39%
1966	1,124,957	2,577,184	2.42%	3.38%
1967	1,152,339	2,664,130	2.43%	3.37%
1968	1,181,737	2,753,848	2.55%	3.37%
1969	1,212,005	2,845,273	2.56%	3.32%
1970	1,243,453	2,936,779	2.59%	3.22%
1971	1,276,154	3,028,837	2.63%	3.13%
1972	1,309,235	3,123,691	2.59%	3.13%
1973	1,342,669	3,222,290	2.55%	3.16%
1974	1,375,688	3,324,499	2.46%	3.17%
1975	1,408,210	3,430,425	2.36%	3.19%
1976	1,443,807	3,540,076	2.53%	3.2%
1977	1,482,565	3,653,265	2.68%	3.2%
1978	1,522,378	3,768,508	2.69%	3.15%
1979	1,563,332	3,882,691	2.69%	3.03%
1980	1,605,797	3,995,256	2.72%	2.9%
1981	1,649,939	4,109,022	2.75%	2.85%
1982	1,695,461	4,227,171	2.76%	2.88%
1983	1,736,160	4,350,874	2.4%	2.93%
1984	1,771,730	4,480,026	2.05%	2.97%
1985	1,807,816	4,619,003	2.04%	3.1%
1986	1,845,164	4,772,139	2.07%	3.32%
1987	1,888,669	4,939,059	2.36%	3.5%
1988	1,938,255	5,114,989	2.63%	3.56%
1989	1,987,017	5,267,249	2.52%	2.98%
1990	2,032,737	5,398,768	2.3%	2.5%
1991	1,919,571	5,541,205	-5.57%	2.64%
1992	1,798,748	5,649,400	-6.29%	1.95%
1993	1,856,006	5,724,993	3.18%	1.34%
1994	1,913,915	5,825,368	3.12%	1.75%
1995	2,025,267	5,948,584	5.82%	2.12%
1996	2,128,464	6,066,523	5.1%	1.98%
1997	2,152,135	6,139,829	1.11%	1.21%
1998	2,180,419	6,176,397	1.31%	0.6%
1999	2,212,780	6,208,370	1.48%	0.52%
2000	2,247,031	6,284,735	1.55%	1.23%
2001	2,312,079	6,407,377	2.89%	1.95%
2002	2,392,978	6,531,669	3.5%	1.94%
2003	2,493,903	6,658,575	4.22%	1.94%
2004	2,598,284	6,790,547	4.19%	1.98%
2005	2,661,215	6,924,720	2.42%	1.98%
2006	2,703,502	7,057,566	1.59%	1.92%
2007	2,743,222	7,194,477	1.47%	1.94%
2008	2,816,327	7,338,403	2.66%	2%
2009	2,887,885	7,490,230	2.54%	2.07%
2010	2,945,186	7,652,141	1.98%	2.16%
2011	2,998,485	7,824,785	1.81%	2.26%
2012	3,036,988	8,014,084	1.28%	2.42%
2013	3,074,360	8,216,724	1.23%	2.53%
2014	3,095,173	8,425,552	0.68%	2.54%
2015	3,105,546	8,643,840	0.34%	2.59%
2016	3,124,698	8,865,631	0.62%	2.57%
2017	3,150,347	9,085,946	0.82%	2.49%
2018	3,192,760	9,307,333	1.35%	2.44%
2019	3,240,194	9,529,966	1.49%	2.39%
2020	3,291,271	9,749,310	1.58%	2.3%
2021	3,350,183	9,966,908	1.79%	2.23%
2022	3,409,447	10,182,222	1.77%	2.16%
2023	3,470,390	10,389,799	1.79%	2.04%
2024	3,535,603	10,590,927	1.88%	1.94%
2025	3,606,996	10,786,735	2.02%	1.85%
2026	3,682,659	10,978,598	2.1%	1.78%
2027	3,760,368	11,168,387	2.11%	1.73%
2028	3,840,135	11,356,920	2.12%	1.69%
2029	3,920,467	11,545,276	2.09%	1.66%
2030	4,002,671	11,733,066	2.1%	1.63%
2031	4,085,037	11,920,472	2.06%	1.6%
2032	4,166,507	12,110,150	1.99%	1.59%
2033	4,249,501	12,302,290	1.99%	1.59%
2034	4,334,727	12,496,888	2.01%	1.58%
2035	4,420,915	12,695,586	1.99%	1.59%
2036	4,509,755	12,899,096	2.01%	1.6%
2037	4,601,933	13,104,339	2.04%	1.59%
2038	4,692,340	13,308,237	1.96%	1.56%
2039	4,780,469	13,511,372	1.88%	1.53%
2040	4,868,668	13,713,948	1.84%	1.5%
2041	4,954,481	13,915,192	1.76%	1.47%
2042	5,039,298	14,115,137	1.71%	1.44%
2043	5,124,256	14,311,598	1.69%	1.39%
2044	5,207,858	14,504,865	1.63%	1.35%
2045	5,292,756	14,694,858	1.63%	1.31%
2046	5,375,963	14,879,388	1.57%	1.26%
2047	5,456,488	15,059,869	1.5%	1.21%
2048	5,537,538	15,236,594	1.49%	1.17%
2049	5,617,348	15,408,032	1.44%	1.13%
2050	5,696,052	15,574,643	1.4%	1.08%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 558,810 (a 17.9% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,115,041 (a 23.9% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.8% to 15,574,643 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.