Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, Eritrea or Portugal?

Portugal, at 234,915 against 221,642 in Eritrea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Portugal?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 05-09, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Portugal: Population ages 05-09, male

Eritrea

221,642

in 2025

Portugal

234,915

in 2025

Eritrea rank

116th

Portugal rank

113th

Population ages 05-09, male over time

Eritrea
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 234,915 against 221,642 in Eritrea, a difference of 13,273.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Eritrea ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 113th of 217 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	70,261	436,634	366,373	Portugal
1970s	98,303	424,304	326,001	Portugal
1980s	127,679	409,945	282,266	Portugal
1990s	145,667	300,688	155,022	Portugal
2000s	188,582	284,068	95,486	Portugal
2010s	220,940	257,730	36,790	Portugal
2020s	222,612	227,483	4,871	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, Eritrea or Portugal?: Portugal, at 234,915 against 221,642 in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male between Eritrea and Portugal?: 13,273, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Portugal?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Portugal rank globally for population ages 05-09, male?: Eritrea ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 113th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 05-09, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 05-09, male
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Male population between the ages 5 to 9.