Birth rates and death rates in Eritrea
Eritrea: Birth rates and death rates was 6.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rates and death rates in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rates and death rates in Eritrea is 6.05, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rates and death rates in Eritrea peaked at 33.24 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 6.05, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rates and death rates in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 30.45 | — |
| 1951 | 29.59 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 29.05 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 28.61 | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 28.16 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 27.78 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 27.35 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 33.24 | +21.6% |
| 1958 | 32.52 | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 26.02 | -20.0% |
| 1960 | 25.7 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 25.32 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 24.98 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 24.56 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 24.25 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 23.9 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 25.75 | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 23.3 | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 22.98 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 22.66 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 22.3 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 21.93 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 22.58 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 22.15 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 23.99 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 23.83 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 20.61 | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 20.28 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 19.94 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 19.61 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 19 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 18.74 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 18.76 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 25.7 | +37.0% |
| 1984 | 25.08 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 24.16 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 23.3 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 16.84 | -27.7% |
| 1988 | 16.39 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 16.58 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 15.32 | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 15.99 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 13.71 | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 13.01 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 12.73 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 11.74 | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 12.01 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 11.5 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 14.53 | +26.4% |
| 1999 | 18.03 | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 11.14 | -38.2% |
| 2001 | 9.89 | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 9.74 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 9.31 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 9.23 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.96 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.63 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 8.32 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.08 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.83 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.62 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.42 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.25 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.12 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.99 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 6.83 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.73 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 6.6 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 6.48 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.41 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.58 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 6.61 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.32 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 6.05 | -4.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 6.05 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.05, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 6.05 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth rates and death rates in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +37.0% | 18.76 | 25.7 |
| 2000 | -38.2% | 18.03 | 11.14 |
| 1998 | +26.4% | 11.5 | 14.53 |
| 1987 | -27.7% | 23.3 | 16.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.28 | 26.02 | 33.24 | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.34 | 22.66 | 25.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.72 | 19.61 | 23.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.46 | 16.39 | 25.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.86 | 11.5 | 18.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.11 | 7.83 | 11.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.95 | 6.41 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.39 | 6.05 | 6.61 | 4 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rates and death rates in Eritrea?
- Birth rates and death rates in Eritrea was 6.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rates and death rates recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.24 in 1957.
- What is the lowest birth rates and death rates recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for birth rates and death rates?
- Eritrea ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rates and death rates rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rates and death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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