Population, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Population, male was 49.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, male in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male in Eritrea stood at 49.4%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Eritrea peaked at 49.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.2% | 49.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 48.9% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 48.8% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 49.2% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 131 Costa Rica 49.4% compare
- 132 Trinidad and Tobago 49.4% compare
- 133 Venezuela 49.4% compare
- 135 Germany 49.4% compare
- 136 Colombia 49.3% compare
- 137 New Caledonia 49.3% 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, male in Eritrea?
- Population, male in Eritrea was 49.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for population, male?
- Eritrea ranks 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.