Population, age 16, male in Eritrea

Eritrea: Population, age 16, male was 64,037 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
64,037
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
95th
of 191 countries
All-time high
64,037
in 2015
All-time low
40,609
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Eritrea, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200220151990: 40.6k1991: 42.3k1992: 43.7k1993: 44.8k1994: 45.5k1995: 45.7k1996: 45.4k1997: 44.8k1998: 44.0k1999: 43.6k2000: 43.7k2001: 44.6k2002: 46.2k2003: 48.1k2004: 50.0k2005: 51.5k2006: 52.6k2007: 53.5k2008: 54.1k2009: 54.8k2010: 55.8k2011: 56.9k2012: 58.2k2013: 59.8k2014: 61.7k2015: 64.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 16, male in Eritrea is 64,037, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Eritrea peaked at 64,037 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40,609, in 1990.

That places Eritrea 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Population, age 16, male in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 16, male in Eritrea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 40,609
1991 42,327 +4.2%
1992 43,741 +3.3%
1993 44,798 +2.4%
1994 45,452 +1.5%
1995 45,693 +0.5%
1996 45,448 -0.5%
1997 44,791 -1.4%
1998 44,031 -1.7%
1999 43,584 -1.0%
2000 43,739 +0.4%
2001 44,644 +2.1%
2002 46,191 +3.5%
2003 48,105 +4.1%
2004 49,973 +3.9%
2005 51,507 +3.1%
2006 52,629 +2.2%
2007 53,456 +1.6%
2008 54,121 +1.2%
2009 54,835 +1.3%
2010 55,759 +1.7%
2011 56,898 +2.0%
2012 58,218 +2.3%
2013 59,797 +2.7%
2014 61,721 +3.2%
2015 64,037 +3.8%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 64,037 is below the median for low income countries, which is 202,382, 32% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 64,037 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 126,290, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44,047 40,609 45,693 10
2000s 49,920 43,739 54,835 10
2010s 59,405 55,759 64,037 6

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 92 Israel 67,020 compare
  2. 93 Nicaragua 66,029 compare
  3. 94 Azerbaijan 65,764 compare
  4. 96 Palestine 61,714 compare
  5. 97 Libya 61,635 compare
  6. 98 Belgium 60,355 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Eritrea?
Population, age 16, male in Eritrea was 64,037 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 64,037 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 40,609 in 1990.
How does Eritrea rank for population, age 16, male?
Eritrea ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 16, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.