Age population, age 21, male, interpolated in Eritrea
Eritrea: Age population, age 21, male, interpolated was 39,568 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39,568
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
117th
of 218 countries
All-time high
39,568
in 2025
All-time low
9,681
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 39,568 for age population, age 21, male, interpolated in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age population, age 21, male, interpolated in Eritrea peaked at 39,568 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,681, in 1960.
Eritrea ranks 117th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,681 | — |
| 1961 | 9,902 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 10,159 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 10,444 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 10,746 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 11,056 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 11,074 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 11,053 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 11,241 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 11,096 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 11,054 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 10,613 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 10,176 | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 10,540 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 10,909 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 11,236 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 11,494 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 11,687 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 11,950 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 12,543 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 13,403 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 14,091 | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 14,575 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 15,092 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 15,578 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 15,993 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 16,398 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 16,815 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 17,327 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 17,800 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 18,116 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 17,113 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 15,974 | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 16,497 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 17,024 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 18,593 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 20,041 | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 19,999 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 19,807 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 19,493 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 19,442 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 20,175 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 21,101 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 22,145 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 23,096 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 23,622 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 24,213 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 24,961 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 26,474 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 27,574 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 28,009 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 28,359 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 28,416 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 28,741 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 28,791 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 29,308 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 30,024 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 32,116 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 34,050 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 33,733 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 33,757 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34,335 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 34,986 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 36,259 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 37,791 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 39,568 | +4.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 39,568 is below the median for low income countries, which is 226,555, 17% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 39,568 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 148,024, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,645 | 9,681 | 11,241 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,220 | 10,176 | 12,543 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,707 | 13,403 | 17,800 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,266 | 15,974 | 20,041 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,280 | 19,442 | 27,574 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,155 | 28,009 | 34,050 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,116 | 33,757 | 39,568 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age population, age 21, male, interpolated in Eritrea?
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated in Eritrea was 39,568 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
- What is the highest age population, age 21, male, interpolated recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 39,568 in 2025.
- What is the lowest age population, age 21, male, interpolated recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,681 in 1960.
- How does Eritrea rank for age population, age 21, male, interpolated?
- Eritrea ranks 117th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age population, age 21, male, interpolated rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as part of Age population, age 21, male, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.