Female population by age group in Eritrea
Eritrea: Female population by age group was 227,854 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female population by age group in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 227,854 people for female population by age group in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female population by age group in Eritrea peaked at 229,813 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 70,399 people, in 1951.
Eritrea ranks 109th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73,952 people | 70,399 people | 80,134 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 97,676 people | 83,235 people | 110,839 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 126,463 people | 113,856 people | 141,395 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 159,033 people | 145,423 people | 177,618 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 178,565 people | 162,284 people | 195,767 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 209,986 people | 197,490 people | 226,451 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 226,201 people | 220,729 people | 229,813 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 224,096 people | 221,021 people | 227,854 people | 4 |
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More gender data for Eritrea
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 47,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 45,991 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 45,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 46,168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female population by age group in Eritrea?
- Female population by age group in Eritrea was 227,854 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female population by age group recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 229,813 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest female population by age group recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,399 people in 1951.
- How does Eritrea rank for female population by age group?
- Eritrea ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female population by age group rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female population by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.