Population, age 5, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Population, age 5, female was 92,791 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 5, female in Eritrea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 5, female in Eritrea is 92,791, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 5, female in Eritrea peaked at 92,791 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46,717, in 1990.
That places Eritrea 83rd 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 25 years of available data.
Population, age 5, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46,717 | — |
| 1991 | 47,344 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 48,526 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 50,036 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 51,528 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 52,759 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 53,668 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 54,360 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 54,970 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 55,705 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 56,717 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 58,013 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 59,554 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 61,390 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 63,574 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 66,124 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 69,067 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 72,340 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 75,768 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 79,120 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 82,213 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 84,986 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 87,452 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 89,580 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 92,791 | +3.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 92,791 is below the median for low income countries, which is 257,704, 36% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 92,791 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 172,358, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,561 | 46,717 | 55,705 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,167 | 56,717 | 79,120 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,404 | 82,213 | 92,791 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 80 Sierra Leone 102,946 compare
- 81 Romania 97,007 compare
- 82 Honduras 94,519 compare
- 84 Netherlands 84,611 compare
- 85 Tajikistan 84,464 compare
- 86 Liberia 84,367 compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 5, female in Eritrea?
- Population, age 5, female in Eritrea was 92,791 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 5, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 92,791 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 5, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,717 in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for population, age 5, female?
- Eritrea ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 5, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 5, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.