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Eritrea

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	2,032,737 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17784 · revision 1 Value 2032737.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2032737.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
1991	1,919,571 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17783 · revision 1 Value 1919571.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1919571.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
1992	1,798,748 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17782 · revision 1 Value 1798748.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1798748.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
1993	1,856,006 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17781 · revision 1 Value 1856006.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1856006.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
1994	1,913,915 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17780 · revision 1 Value 1913915.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1913915.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
1995	2,025,267 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17779 · revision 1 Value 2025267.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2025267.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
1996	2,128,464 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17778 · revision 1 Value 2128464.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2128464.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
1997	2,152,135 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17777 · revision 1 Value 2152135.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2152135.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
1998	2,180,419 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17776 · revision 1 Value 2180419.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2180419.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
1999	2,212,780 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17775 · revision 1 Value 2212780.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2212780.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2000	2,247,031 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17774 · revision 1 Value 2247031.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2247031.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2001	2,312,079 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17773 · revision 1 Value 2312079.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2312079.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2002	2,392,978 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17772 · revision 1 Value 2392978.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2392978.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2003	2,493,903 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17771 · revision 1 Value 2493903.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2493903.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2004	2,598,284 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17770 · revision 1 Value 2598284.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2598284.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2005	2,661,215 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17769 · revision 1 Value 2661215.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2661215.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2006	2,703,502 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17768 · revision 1 Value 2703502.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2703502.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2007	2,743,222 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17767 · revision 1 Value 2743222.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2743222.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2008	2,816,327 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17766 · revision 1 Value 2816327.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2816327.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2009	2,887,885 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17765 · revision 1 Value 2887885.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2887885.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2010	2,945,186 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17764 · revision 1 Value 2945186.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2945186.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2011	2,998,485 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17763 · revision 1 Value 2998485.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2998485.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2012	3,036,988 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17762 · revision 1 Value 3036988.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3036988.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2013	3,074,360 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17761 · revision 1 Value 3074360.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3074360.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2014	3,095,173 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17760 · revision 1 Value 3095173.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3095173.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2015	3,105,546 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17759 · revision 1 Value 3105546.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3105546.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2016	3,124,698 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17758 · revision 1 Value 3124698.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3124698.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2017	3,150,347 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17757 · revision 1 Value 3150347.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3150347.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2018	3,192,760 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17756 · revision 1 Value 3192760.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3192760.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2019	3,240,194 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17755 · revision 1 Value 3240194.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3240194.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2020	3,291,271 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17754 · revision 1 Value 3291271.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3291271.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2021	3,350,183 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17753 · revision 1 Value 3350183.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3350183.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2022	3,409,447 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17752 · revision 1 Value 3409447.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3409447.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2023	3,470,390 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17751 · revision 1 Value 3470390.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3470390.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2024	3,535,603 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17750 · revision 1 Value 3535603.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3535603.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified
2025	3,607,003 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17749 · revision 1 Value 3607003.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3607003.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:27 · source revision unspecified

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