Population, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Population, female was 50.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Eritrea is 50.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Eritrea peaked at 51.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2025.
Eritrea ranks 82nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 50.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 50.9% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 79 New Caledonia 50.7% compare
- 80 Colombia 50.7% compare
- 81 Germany 50.6% compare
- 83 Venezuela 50.6% compare
- 84 Trinidad and Tobago 50.6% compare
- 85 Costa Rica 50.6% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
- 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, female in Eritrea?
- Population, female in Eritrea was 50.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for population, female?
- Eritrea ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.