Population ages 0-14, total in Eritrea
Eritrea: Population ages 0-14, total was 1.36 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Eritrea is 1.36 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Eritrea peaked at 1.36 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 403,136, in 1960.
Eritrea ranks 112th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 456,561 | 403,136 | 521,656 | 10 |
| 1970s | 615,026 | 538,640 | 693,450 | 10 |
| 1980s | 792,830 | 712,785 | 881,106 | 10 |
| 1990s | 894,124 | 804,786 | 994,165 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 1.02 million | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 1.25 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million | 1.33 million | 1.36 million | 6 |
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- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 42,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 43,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 42,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 42,246 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 42,761 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 41,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 42,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 41,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Eritrea?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Eritrea was 1.36 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 403,136 in 1960.
- How does Eritrea rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Eritrea ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.