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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,535,603 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,700,586 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 23.2 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.08% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.28% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.7M (36.9% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Eritrea vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Turkey
2100 8,514,681 64,274,243
2099 8,489,924 64,924,706
2098 8,466,983 65,567,989
2097 8,444,468 66,219,045
2096 8,422,323 66,865,890
2095 8,396,086 67,516,190
2094 8,370,114 68,169,346
2093 8,344,405 68,835,313
2092 8,309,034 69,496,264
2091 8,278,860 70,159,325
2090 8,243,905 70,828,304
2089 8,209,883 71,490,133
2088 8,172,664 72,146,464
2087 8,136,016 72,792,552
2086 8,093,065 73,439,558
2085 8,046,814 74,085,313
2084 7,999,706 74,713,882
2083 7,956,385 75,342,464
2082 7,911,764 75,969,760
2081 7,871,753 76,583,769
2080 7,815,766 77,195,480
2079 7,765,677 77,793,711
2078 7,711,886 78,386,293
2077 7,656,307 78,973,194
2076 7,600,951 79,556,991
2075 7,538,912 80,128,010
2074 7,484,322 80,697,544
2073 7,420,571 81,244,619
2072 7,358,500 81,785,452
2071 7,296,109 82,311,503
2070 7,231,198 82,827,402
2069 7,164,883 83,324,862
2068 7,094,530 83,806,741
2067 7,026,000 84,270,976
2066 6,952,514 84,728,547
2065 6,884,323 85,177,268
2064 6,814,893 85,611,517
2063 6,733,263 86,026,471
2062 6,659,531 86,425,827
2061 6,580,923 86,800,591
2060 6,500,944 87,156,663
2059 6,422,305 87,500,101
2058 6,343,070 87,809,920
2057 6,265,450 88,100,397
2056 6,194,123 88,369,840
2055 6,114,099 88,598,739
2054 6,039,801 88,806,632
2053 5,957,339 88,985,609
2052 5,871,954 89,144,425
2051 5,791,096 89,270,515
2050 5,711,061 89,374,730
2049 5,632,165 89,447,182
2048 5,549,890 89,484,074
2047 5,468,518 89,492,406
2046 5,387,267 89,467,391
2045 5,300,511 89,441,098
2044 5,215,831 89,390,601
2043 5,131,686 89,326,342
2042 5,044,262 89,237,658
2041 4,960,422 89,137,199
2040 4,870,981 89,021,820
2039 4,782,316 88,885,792
2038 4,693,015 88,736,121
2037 4,599,752 88,562,197
2036 4,506,879 88,373,007
2035 4,420,367 88,178,595
2034 4,332,828 87,975,336
2033 4,248,272 87,754,631
2032 4,165,241 87,524,158
2031 4,083,762 87,274,280
2030 3,998,903 87,004,538
2029 3,917,775 86,741,614
2028 3,836,693 86,466,107
2027 3,756,696 86,189,693
2026 3,679,782 85,932,926
2025 3,603,902 85,718,588
2024 3,535,603 85,518,661
2023 3,470,390 85,325,965
2022 3,409,447 84,979,913
2021 3,350,183 84,147,318
2020 3,291,271 83,384,680
2019 3,240,194 82,579,440
2018 3,192,760 81,407,204
2017 3,150,347 80,312,698
2016 3,124,698 79,277,962
2015 3,105,546 78,218,479
2014 3,095,173 77,181,884
2013 3,074,360 76,147,624
2012 3,036,988 75,175,827
2011 2,998,485 74,223,629
2010 2,945,186 73,142,150
2009 2,887,885 72,039,206
2008 2,816,327 71,051,678
2007 2,743,222 70,158,112
2006 2,703,502 70,045,349
2005 2,661,215 69,329,557
2004 2,598,284 68,592,617
2003 2,493,903 67,831,730
2002 2,392,978 67,048,795
2001 2,312,079 66,245,128
2000 2,247,031 65,425,961
1999 2,212,780 64,591,923
1998 2,180,419 63,734,383
1997 2,152,135 62,852,966
1996 2,128,464 61,951,134
1995 2,025,267 61,024,503
1994 1,913,915 60,033,836
1993 1,856,006 58,999,167
1992 1,798,748 57,990,118
1991 1,919,571 57,009,887
1990 2,032,737 56,015,628
1989 1,987,017 54,976,723
1988 1,938,255 53,909,626
1987 1,888,669 52,843,670
1986 1,845,164 51,777,772
1985 1,807,816 50,687,115
1984 1,771,730 49,574,069
1983 1,736,160 48,447,410
1982 1,695,461 47,322,096
1981 1,649,939 46,321,190
1980 1,605,797 45,408,815
1979 1,563,332 44,510,429
1978 1,522,378 43,645,306
1977 1,482,565 42,773,298
1976 1,443,807 41,899,984
1975 1,408,210 41,053,126
1974 1,375,688 40,210,234
1973 1,342,669 39,329,533
1972 1,309,235 38,430,221
1971 1,276,154 37,518,611
1970 1,243,453 36,638,465
1969 1,212,005 35,787,774
1968 1,181,737 34,921,684
1967 1,152,339 34,050,421
1966 1,124,957 33,177,672
1965 1,098,335 32,345,220
1964 1,071,287 31,543,072
1963 1,045,092 30,726,841
1962 1,019,788 29,916,147
1961 995,573 29,119,238
1960 972,547 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.51M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Turkey
2100 0.29% -1%
2099 0.27% -0.98%
2098 0.27% -0.98%
2097 0.26% -0.97%
2096 0.31% -0.96%
2095 0.31% -0.96%
2094 0.31% -0.97%
2093 0.43% -0.95%
2092 0.36% -0.95%
2091 0.42% -0.94%
2090 0.41% -0.93%
2089 0.46% -0.91%
2088 0.45% -0.89%
2087 0.53% -0.88%
2086 0.57% -0.87%
2085 0.59% -0.84%
2084 0.54% -0.83%
2083 0.56% -0.83%
2082 0.51% -0.8%
2081 0.72% -0.79%
2080 0.65% -0.77%
2079 0.7% -0.76%
2078 0.73% -0.74%
2077 0.73% -0.73%
2076 0.82% -0.71%
2075 0.73% -0.71%
2074 0.86% -0.67%
2073 0.84% -0.66%
2072 0.86% -0.64%
2071 0.9% -0.62%
2070 0.93% -0.6%
2069 0.99% -0.57%
2068 0.98% -0.55%
2067 1.06% -0.54%
2066 0.99% -0.53%
2065 1.02% -0.51%
2064 1.21% -0.48%
2063 1.11% -0.46%
2062 1.19% -0.43%
2061 1.23% -0.41%
2060 1.22% -0.39%
2059 1.25% -0.35%
2058 1.24% -0.33%
2057 1.15% -0.3%
2056 1.31% -0.26%
2055 1.23% -0.23%
2054 1.38% -0.2%
2053 1.45% -0.18%
2052 1.4% -0.14%
2051 1.4% -0.12%
2050 1.4% -0.08%
2049 1.48% -0.04%
2048 1.49% -0.009%
2047 1.51% 0.03%
2046 1.64% 0.03%
2045 1.62% 0.06%
2044 1.64% 0.07%
2043 1.73% 0.1%
2042 1.69% 0.11%
2041 1.84% 0.13%
2040 1.85% 0.15%
2039 1.9% 0.17%
2038 2.03% 0.2%
2037 2.06% 0.21%
2036 1.96% 0.22%
2035 2.02% 0.23%
2034 1.99% 0.25%
2033 1.99% 0.26%
2032 2% 0.29%
2031 2.12% 0.31%
2030 2.07% 0.3%
2029 2.11% 0.32%
2028 2.13% 0.32%
2027 2.09% 0.3%
2026 2.11% 0.25%
2025 1.93% 0.23%
2024 1.88% 0.23%
2023 1.79% 0.41%
2022 1.77% 0.99%
2021 1.79% 0.91%
2020 1.58% 0.98%
2019 1.49% 1.44%
2018 1.35% 1.36%
2017 0.82% 1.31%
2016 0.62% 1.35%
2015 0.34% 1.34%
2014 0.68% 1.36%
2013 1.23% 1.29%
2012 1.28% 1.28%
2011 1.81% 1.48%
2010 1.98% 1.53%
2009 2.54% 1.39%
2008 2.66% 1.27%
2007 1.47% 0.16%
2006 1.59% 1.03%
2005 2.42% 1.07%
2004 4.19% 1.12%
2003 4.22% 1.17%
2002 3.5% 1.21%
2001 2.89% 1.25%
2000 1.55% 1.29%
1999 1.48% 1.35%
1998 1.31% 1.4%
1997 1.11% 1.46%
1996 5.1% 1.52%
1995 5.82% 1.65%
1994 3.12% 1.75%
1993 3.18% 1.74%
1992 -6.29% 1.72%
1991 -5.57% 1.77%
1990 2.3% 1.89%
1989 2.52% 1.98%
1988 2.63% 2.02%
1987 2.36% 2.06%
1986 2.07% 2.15%
1985 2.04% 2.25%
1984 2.05% 2.33%
1983 2.4% 2.38%
1982 2.76% 2.16%
1981 2.75% 2.01%
1980 2.72% 2.02%
1979 2.69% 1.98%
1978 2.69% 2.04%
1977 2.68% 2.08%
1976 2.53% 2.06%
1975 2.36% 2.1%
1974 2.46% 2.24%
1973 2.55% 2.34%
1972 2.59% 2.43%
1971 2.63% 2.4%
1970 2.59% 2.38%
1969 2.56% 2.48%
1968 2.55% 2.56%
1967 2.43% 2.63%
1966 2.42% 2.57%
1965 2.52% 2.54%
1964 2.51% 2.66%
1963 2.48% 2.71%
1962 2.43% 2.74%
1961 2.37% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Eritrea grew by 1.88%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Turkey
Current population
3700586
86002379
Population rank 130/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.04%
One net population change
8.06 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
5.31 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
25 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +179 +528
Annual growth/decline +65,213 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.88% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 58/197 154/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 -258,205
Net migration rank 122/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -258,205
2024 - -12,696 - -275,952
2023 78,073 -15,284 426,630 -318,070
2022 76,221 -17,134 535,373 -301,544
2021 74,394 -14,966 521,713 20,283
2020 73,362 -14,967 608,708 37,934
2019 73,572 -29,818 751,472 -15,690
2018 72,511 -21,403 830,353 187,570
2017 72,291 -38,579 875,408 659,846
2016 73,002 -55,431 895,841 352,063
2015 73,682 -52,965 930,799 1,063,140
2014 75,729 -75,696 957,055 1,033,384
2013 75,562 -33,974 921,386 438,618
2012 76,416 -43,269 917,145 258,623
2011 76,806 -32,949 875,839 68,849
2010 76,098 -13,361 892,334 55,532
2009 76,206 -24,348 900,491 24,276
2008 73,391 17,855 868,749 47,915
2007 73,101 -18,131 876,626 -186,402
2006 74,470 -49,998 897,351 -190,194
2005 72,930 -12,835 898,650 -174,177
2004 72,147 -6,374 896,025 -146,574
2003 66,291 76,703 893,683 -121,383
2002 65,436 -6,574 922,927 -129,444
2001 61,180 41,760 980,560 -166,759
2000 60,274 -33,133 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 45,120 -3,769 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 55,332 -31,951 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 63,953 -30,768 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 66,557 -52,421 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 56,157 136,105 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 56,288 -25,841 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 51,679 33,688 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 51,443 -22,293 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 57,741 -328,546 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 56,903 -12,425 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 54,299 -7,330 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 54,163 -3,612 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 52,229 -3,613 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 39,470 -1,073 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 37,362 -1,073 1,098,846 8,960
1984 35,101 772 1,096,529 21,787
1983 33,420 1,853 1,095,106 39,871
1982 44,146 1,985 1,091,863 23,728
1981 42,924 1,985 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 41,392 1,985 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 39,577 1,985 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 38,353 1,985 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 37,295 1,985 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 36,250 1,985 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 30,971 1,985 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 30,111 1,985 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 31,969 1,985 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 30,951 1,953 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 31,490 1,758 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 30,686 1,480 991,950 -150,924
1969 29,535 1,199 970,958 -110,578
1968 28,777 1,013 950,778 -78,973
1967 27,992 1,004 936,727 -65,993
1966 24,713 1,063 925,790 -50,999
1965 26,285 1,188 904,016 -113,911
1964 25,327 1,300 884,152 -69,978
1963 24,393 1,368 862,626 -44,317
1962 23,478 1,364 837,473 -34,353
1961 22,351 1,235 816,911 -26,187
1960 21,424 1,045 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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