Population, age 17, male in Eritrea

Eritrea: Population, age 17, male was 61,303 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
61,303
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
95th
of 191 countries
All-time high
61,303
in 2015
All-time low
38,278
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 17, male in Eritrea, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200220151990: 38.3k1991: 40.3k1992: 42.2k1993: 43.8k1994: 44.9k1995: 45.4k1996: 45.2k1997: 44.4k1998: 43.4k1999: 42.7k2000: 42.7k2001: 43.6k2002: 45.2k2003: 47.2k2004: 49.2k2005: 50.7k2006: 51.9k2007: 52.7k2008: 53.4k2009: 54.0k2010: 54.7k2011: 55.6k2012: 56.5k2013: 57.7k2014: 59.3k2015: 61.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 17, male in Eritrea stood at 61,303. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, male in Eritrea peaked at 61,303 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38,278, 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 17, male in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 17, male in Eritrea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 38,278
1991 40,345 +5.4%
1992 42,234 +4.7%
1993 43,803 +3.7%
1994 44,881 +2.5%
1995 45,375 +1.1%
1996 45,175 -0.4%
1997 44,383 -1.8%
1998 43,385 -2.2%
1999 42,707 -1.6%
2000 42,719 +0.0%
2001 43,589 +2.0%
2002 45,179 +3.6%
2003 47,186 +4.4%
2004 49,151 +4.2%
2005 50,747 +3.2%
2006 51,900 +2.3%
2007 52,733 +1.6%
2008 53,360 +1.2%
2009 53,971 +1.1%
2010 54,708 +1.4%
2011 55,569 +1.6%
2012 56,537 +1.7%
2013 57,728 +2.1%
2014 59,286 +2.7%
2015 61,303 +3.4%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 61,303 is below the median for low income countries, which is 200,075, 31% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 61,303 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 122,790, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43,057 38,278 45,375 10
2000s 49,054 42,719 53,971 10
2010s 57,522 54,708 61,303 6

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 92 Azerbaijan 69,457 compare
  2. 93 Nicaragua 66,086 compare
  3. 94 Israel 65,837 compare
  4. 96 Belgium 60,788 compare
  5. 97 Libya 60,182 compare
  6. 98 Palestine 60,033 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, male in Eritrea?
Population, age 17, male in Eritrea was 61,303 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 61,303 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 38,278 in 1990.
How does Eritrea rank for population, age 17, male?
Eritrea ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 17, 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 17, male refers to the male population at the specified age.