Population, age 5, total in Eritrea
Eritrea: Population, age 5, total was 187,726 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 5, total in Eritrea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 187,726 for population, age 5, total 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 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 5, total in Eritrea peaked at 187,726 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 92,864, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103,230 | 92,864 | 112,057 | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,463 | 114,137 | 159,834 | 10 |
| 2010s | 176,714 | 166,124 | 187,726 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 80 Sierra Leone 205,414 compare
- 81 Romania 199,748 compare
- 82 Honduras 192,945 compare
- 84 Netherlands 173,477 compare
- 85 Tajikistan 172,346 compare
- 86 Tunisia 172,079 compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 5, total in Eritrea?
- Population, age 5, total in Eritrea was 187,726 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 187,726 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,864 in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for population, age 5, total?
- Eritrea ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.