Share of the population that is female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of the population that is female was 50.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Eritrea is 50.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Eritrea peaked at 51.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2025.
That places Eritrea 82nd 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 | 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 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 share of the population that is female in Eritrea?
- Share of the population that is female in Eritrea was 50.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of the population that is female?
- Eritrea ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is 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 United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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