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Eritrea

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
3,607,003 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 3,497,000in 2019[4]
Land area
120,800 km²[5]
Official languages
Currency
Land borders
Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti[11]
Coast
Yes[11]
Continent
Official names
  • دولة إرتريا[12]
  • ሃገረ ኤርትራ[13]
  • État d'Érythrée[14]

Parts of Eritrea

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Through time

Population over time[3]
196020253.6M

972,547 in 1960, 3,607,003 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960972,547
1961995,573
19621,019,788
19631,045,092
19641,071,287
19651,098,335
19661,124,957
19671,152,339
19681,181,737
19691,212,005
19701,243,453
19711,276,154
19721,309,235
19731,342,669
19741,375,688
19751,408,210
19761,443,807
19771,482,565
19781,522,378
19791,563,332
19801,605,797
19811,649,939
19821,695,461
19831,736,160
19841,771,730
19851,807,816
19861,845,164
19871,888,669
19881,938,255
19891,987,017
19902,032,737
19911,919,571
19921,798,748
19931,856,006
19941,913,915
19952,025,267
19962,128,464
19972,152,135
19982,180,419
19992,212,780
20002,247,031
20012,312,079
20022,392,978
20032,493,903
20042,598,284
20052,661,215
20062,703,502
20072,743,222
20082,816,327
20092,887,885
20102,945,186
20112,998,485
20123,036,988
20133,074,360
20143,095,173
20153,105,546
20163,124,698
20173,150,347
20183,192,760
20193,240,194
20203,291,271
20213,350,183
20223,409,447
20233,470,390
20243,535,603
20253,607,003

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
ER[15]
ISO alpha-3
ERI[16]
ISO numeric
232[17]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), capital: Asmara (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), population (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), official language: Tigrinya (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  7. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), official language: Arabic (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  8. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), official language: English (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  9. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), currency: nakfa (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  10. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), continent: Africa (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  11. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  12. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), official name (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), official name (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), official name (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  15. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Eritrea (Q986), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2561607677) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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