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

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The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,607,003 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,722,489 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 27.5 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.28% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.4% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.72M (37.7% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Eritrea vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Vietnam
2100 8,522,007 92,225,380
2099 8,497,228 92,721,469
2098 8,474,268 93,212,742
2097 8,451,733 93,688,693
2096 8,429,569 94,163,950
2095 8,403,309 94,626,063
2094 8,377,316 95,083,879
2093 8,351,585 95,543,293
2092 8,316,183 96,000,019
2091 8,285,983 96,459,165
2090 8,250,998 96,922,871
2089 8,216,946 97,384,434
2088 8,179,696 97,843,001
2087 8,143,016 98,308,755
2086 8,100,028 98,773,008
2085 8,053,737 99,233,927
2084 8,006,588 99,695,401
2083 7,963,231 100,162,677
2082 7,918,571 100,634,653
2081 7,878,525 101,104,469
2080 7,822,491 101,568,526
2079 7,772,358 102,030,723
2078 7,718,520 102,480,219
2077 7,662,894 102,928,253
2076 7,607,491 103,358,352
2075 7,545,398 103,783,177
2074 7,490,761 104,197,814
2073 7,426,955 104,606,950
2072 7,364,831 105,005,673
2071 7,302,386 105,384,777
2070 7,237,419 105,757,144
2069 7,171,047 106,110,195
2068 7,100,633 106,454,379
2067 7,032,045 106,794,625
2066 6,958,496 107,126,965
2065 6,890,246 107,442,675
2064 6,820,756 107,744,261
2063 6,739,056 108,038,461
2062 6,665,261 108,322,712
2061 6,586,585 108,590,617
2060 6,506,537 108,842,045
2059 6,427,830 109,087,333
2058 6,348,527 109,320,301
2057 6,270,841 109,529,799
2056 6,199,452 109,715,196
2055 6,119,360 109,886,647
2054 6,044,997 110,035,740
2053 5,962,464 110,156,643
2052 5,877,006 110,253,026
2051 5,796,079 110,321,289
2050 5,715,974 110,344,733
2049 5,637,011 110,339,565
2048 5,554,665 110,296,602
2047 5,473,222 110,211,618
2046 5,391,902 110,090,837
2045 5,305,072 109,926,260
2044 5,220,319 109,731,512
2043 5,136,101 109,497,595
2042 5,048,602 109,225,525
2041 4,964,690 108,919,674
2040 4,875,172 108,594,542
2039 4,786,431 108,237,715
2038 4,697,052 107,861,117
2037 4,603,709 107,463,482
2036 4,510,757 107,058,359
2035 4,424,170 106,630,705
2034 4,336,556 106,189,495
2033 4,251,927 105,745,684
2032 4,168,824 105,283,013
2031 4,087,276 104,809,957
2030 4,002,343 104,314,150
2029 3,921,145 103,819,556
2028 3,839,994 103,300,347
2027 3,759,928 102,759,746
2026 3,682,948 102,197,177
2025 3,607,003 101,598,527
2024 3,535,603 100,987,686
2023 3,470,390 100,352,192
2022 3,409,447 99,680,655
2021 3,350,183 98,935,098
2020 3,291,271 98,079,191
2019 3,240,194 97,173,776
2018 3,192,760 96,237,319
2017 3,150,347 95,176,977
2016 3,124,698 94,000,117
2015 3,105,546 92,823,254
2014 3,095,173 91,679,578
2013 3,074,360 90,573,104
2012 3,036,988 89,510,356
2011 2,998,485 88,468,314
2010 2,945,186 87,455,152
2009 2,887,885 86,460,018
2008 2,816,327 85,175,788
2007 2,743,222 83,633,375
2006 2,703,502 82,167,897
2005 2,661,215 81,088,313
2004 2,598,284 80,338,971
2003 2,493,903 79,563,777
2002 2,392,978 78,772,224
2001 2,312,079 77,969,361
2000 2,247,031 77,154,011
1999 2,212,780 76,287,452
1998 2,180,419 75,299,660
1997 2,152,135 74,226,889
1996 2,128,464 73,156,447
1995 2,025,267 72,049,940
1994 1,913,915 70,854,391
1993 1,856,006 69,586,384
1992 1,798,748 68,260,337
1991 1,919,571 66,891,775
1990 2,032,737 65,504,552
1989 1,987,017 64,147,348
1988 1,938,255 62,843,228
1987 1,888,669 61,584,651
1986 1,845,164 60,347,048
1985 1,807,816 59,060,622
1984 1,771,730 57,706,067
1983 1,736,160 56,337,921
1982 1,695,461 55,011,289
1981 1,649,939 53,738,141
1980 1,605,797 52,490,101
1979 1,563,332 51,378,211
1978 1,522,378 50,249,552
1977 1,482,565 48,954,872
1976 1,443,807 47,684,931
1975 1,408,210 46,482,903
1974 1,375,688 45,413,537
1973 1,342,669 44,409,861
1972 1,309,235 43,429,168
1971 1,276,154 42,449,276
1970 1,243,453 41,475,230
1969 1,212,005 40,582,096
1968 1,181,737 39,734,609
1967 1,152,339 38,895,080
1966 1,124,957 38,024,836
1965 1,098,335 37,129,656
1964 1,071,287 36,201,563
1963 1,045,092 35,249,101
1962 1,019,788 34,288,560
1961 995,573 33,409,059
1960 972,547 32,531,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 597,791 people (a 19.1% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eritrea's population will grow by 53.6% to 5,715,974 people with a rank change from 131st to 123rd. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.52M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Vietnam
2100 0.29% -0.54%
2099 0.27% -0.53%
2098 0.27% -0.51%
2097 0.26% -0.5%
2096 0.31% -0.49%
2095 0.31% -0.48%
2094 0.31% -0.48%
2093 0.43% -0.48%
2092 0.36% -0.48%
2091 0.42% -0.48%
2090 0.41% -0.47%
2089 0.46% -0.47%
2088 0.45% -0.47%
2087 0.53% -0.47%
2086 0.57% -0.46%
2085 0.59% -0.46%
2084 0.54% -0.47%
2083 0.56% -0.47%
2082 0.51% -0.46%
2081 0.72% -0.46%
2080 0.65% -0.45%
2079 0.7% -0.44%
2078 0.73% -0.44%
2077 0.73% -0.42%
2076 0.82% -0.41%
2075 0.73% -0.4%
2074 0.86% -0.39%
2073 0.84% -0.38%
2072 0.86% -0.36%
2071 0.9% -0.35%
2070 0.93% -0.33%
2069 0.99% -0.32%
2068 0.98% -0.32%
2067 1.06% -0.31%
2066 0.99% -0.29%
2065 1.02% -0.28%
2064 1.21% -0.27%
2063 1.11% -0.26%
2062 1.19% -0.25%
2061 1.23% -0.23%
2060 1.22% -0.22%
2059 1.25% -0.21%
2058 1.24% -0.19%
2057 1.15% -0.17%
2056 1.31% -0.16%
2055 1.23% -0.14%
2054 1.38% -0.11%
2053 1.45% -0.09%
2052 1.4% -0.06%
2051 1.4% -0.02%
2050 1.4% 0.005%
2049 1.48% 0.04%
2048 1.49% 0.08%
2047 1.51% 0.11%
2046 1.64% 0.15%
2045 1.62% 0.18%
2044 1.64% 0.21%
2043 1.73% 0.25%
2042 1.69% 0.28%
2041 1.84% 0.3%
2040 1.85% 0.33%
2039 1.9% 0.35%
2038 2.03% 0.37%
2037 2.06% 0.38%
2036 1.96% 0.4%
2035 2.02% 0.42%
2034 1.99% 0.42%
2033 1.99% 0.44%
2032 2% 0.45%
2031 2.12% 0.48%
2030 2.07% 0.48%
2029 2.11% 0.5%
2028 2.13% 0.53%
2027 2.09% 0.55%
2026 2.11% 0.59%
2025 2.02% 0.6%
2024 1.88% 0.63%
2023 1.79% 0.67%
2022 1.77% 0.75%
2021 1.79% 0.87%
2020 1.58% 0.93%
2019 1.49% 0.97%
2018 1.35% 1.11%
2017 0.82% 1.25%
2016 0.62% 1.27%
2015 0.34% 1.25%
2014 0.68% 1.22%
2013 1.23% 1.19%
2012 1.28% 1.18%
2011 1.81% 1.16%
2010 1.98% 1.15%
2009 2.54% 1.51%
2008 2.66% 1.84%
2007 1.47% 1.78%
2006 1.59% 1.33%
2005 2.42% 0.93%
2004 4.19% 0.97%
2003 4.22% 1%
2002 3.5% 1.03%
2001 2.89% 1.06%
2000 1.55% 1.14%
1999 1.48% 1.31%
1998 1.31% 1.45%
1997 1.11% 1.46%
1996 5.1% 1.54%
1995 5.82% 1.69%
1994 3.12% 1.82%
1993 3.18% 1.94%
1992 -6.29% 2.05%
1991 -5.57% 2.12%
1990 2.3% 2.12%
1989 2.52% 2.08%
1988 2.63% 2.04%
1987 2.36% 2.05%
1986 2.07% 2.18%
1985 2.04% 2.35%
1984 2.05% 2.43%
1983 2.4% 2.41%
1982 2.76% 2.37%
1981 2.75% 2.38%
1980 2.72% 2.16%
1979 2.69% 2.25%
1978 2.69% 2.64%
1977 2.68% 2.66%
1976 2.53% 2.59%
1975 2.36% 2.35%
1974 2.46% 2.26%
1973 2.55% 2.26%
1972 2.59% 2.31%
1971 2.63% 2.35%
1970 2.59% 2.2%
1969 2.56% 2.13%
1968 2.55% 2.16%
1967 2.43% 2.29%
1966 2.42% 2.41%
1965 2.52% 2.56%
1964 2.51% 2.7%
1963 2.48% 2.8%
1962 2.43% 2.63%
1961 2.37% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Eritrea grew by 2.02%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Vietnam
Current population
3722489
102486146
Population rank 131/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.23%
One net population change
7.38 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
5.18 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
24.8 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +196 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +71,400 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +2.02% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 49/197 122/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -6,698 -48,171
Net migration rank 122/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -48,171
2024 80,343 -12,696 684,393 -59,645
2023 78,073 -15,284 727,955 -81,789
2022 76,221 -17,134 775,914 -78,977
2021 74,394 -14,966 799,593 -5,418
2020 73,362 -14,967 924,004 -6,457
2019 73,572 -29,818 895,262 -2,051
2018 72,511 -21,403 882,977 96,650
2017 72,291 -38,579 1,001,833 139,245
2016 73,002 -55,431 1,045,094 167,652
2015 73,682 -52,965 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 75,729 -75,696 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 75,562 -33,974 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 76,416 -43,269 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 76,806 -32,949 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 76,098 -13,361 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 76,206 -24,348 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 73,391 17,855 1,008,141 571,113
2007 73,101 -18,131 981,689 523,784
2006 74,470 -49,998 943,041 482,399
2005 72,930 -12,835 942,084 -208,337
2004 72,147 -6,374 985,438 -220,458
2003 66,291 76,703 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 65,436 -6,574 991,427 -193,766
2001 61,180 41,760 985,610 -177,586
2000 60,274 -33,133 966,894 -144,298
1999 45,120 -3,769 925,519 -15,010
1998 55,332 -31,951 959,016 106,091
1997 63,953 -30,768 1,028,116 52,382
1996 66,557 -52,421 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 56,157 136,105 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 56,288 -25,841 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 51,679 33,688 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 51,443 -22,293 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 57,741 -328,546 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 56,903 -12,425 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 54,299 -7,330 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 54,163 -3,612 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 52,229 -3,613 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 39,470 -1,073 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 37,362 -1,073 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 35,101 772 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 33,420 1,853 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 44,146 1,985 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 42,924 1,985 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 41,392 1,985 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 39,577 1,985 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 38,353 1,985 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 37,295 1,985 1,259,315 49,655
1976 36,250 1,985 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 30,971 1,985 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 30,111 1,985 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 31,969 1,985 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 30,951 1,953 921,524 -1,920
1971 31,490 1,758 963,259 76,961
1970 30,686 1,480 905,902 1,997
1969 29,535 1,199 878,359 0
1968 28,777 1,013 815,116 1,489
1967 27,992 1,004 862,071 394
1966 24,713 1,063 876,283 1,769
1965 26,285 1,188 913,761 -1,438
1964 25,327 1,300 950,219 -6,328
1963 24,393 1,368 961,067 0
1962 23,478 1,364 960,046 0
1961 22,351 1,235 798,978 0
1960 21,424 1,045 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/eritrea/vietnam | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 73.2% of the population change in Eritrea is from natural causes (a gain of 747,451 people) and 26.8% is from migration (a loss of 273,243 people). In Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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