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Eritrea

Snapshot ·
Compare this country ↗
Capital
Asmara
Currency
nakfa
Continent
Africa
Area
117,600 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q986 ↗ · Official languages: Arabic, English, Tigrinya
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
3.61M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
2.07B · 2011
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
688.68 · 2011
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.98 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.68 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
68.89 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Eritrea: 3.61M
Eritrea · Population2.61M2.88M3.16M3.43M3.7M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eritrea · Population · people
YearEritrea
20253,607,003
20243,535,603
20233,470,390
20223,409,447
20213,350,183
20203,291,271
20193,240,194
20183,192,760
20173,150,347
20163,124,698
20153,105,546
20143,095,173
20133,074,360
20123,036,988
20112,998,485
20102,945,186
20092,887,885
20082,816,327
20072,743,222
20062,703,502

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Eritrea: —
Eritrea · GDP1.13B1.38B1.64B1.89B2.15B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eritrea · GDP · current US$
YearEritrea
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
20112,065,001,626.02
20101,589,515,447.15
20091,856,695,551.22
20081,380,188,800
20071,317,974,491.06
20061,211,161,879.67

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Eritrea: —
Eritrea · GDP per capita423.93496.13568.34640.54712.752006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eritrea · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearEritrea
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011688.68
2010539.7
2009642.93
2008490.07
2007480.45
2006448

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
No data available
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eritrea · Inflation · %
YearEritrea
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Eritrea: 5.98
Eritrea · Unemployment5.545.86.066.326.582006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eritrea · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearEritrea
20255.98
20245.95
20235.91
20226.03
20216.49
20206.38
20195.81
20185.76
20175.8
20165.77
20155.75
20145.64
20135.62
20125.69
20115.8
20105.85
20095.76
20085.68
20075.72
20065.71

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Eritrea: —
Eritrea · Fertility rate3.563.924.284.6452006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eritrea · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearEritrea
2025No data available
20243.68
20233.71
20223.79
20213.87
20203.93
20194
20184.06
20174.11
20164.16
20154.22
20144.27
20134.34
20124.41
20114.49
20104.57
20094.66
20084.74
20074.81
20064.88

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Eritrea: —
Eritrea · Life expectancy60.7162.9465.1867.4169.642006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eritrea · Life expectancy · years
YearEritrea
2025No data available
202468.89
202368.62
202267.79
202166.94
202066.98
201967.31
201866.98
201766.61
201666.24
201565.91
201465.52
201365.01
201264.7
201164.23
201063.67
200963.2
200862.42
200762
200661.46
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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