Population, ages 11-16, female in Eritrea

Eritrea: Population, ages 11-16, female was 427,169 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
427,169
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
88th
of 191 countries
All-time high
427,169
in 2015
All-time low
265,033
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 11-16, female in Eritrea, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200220151990: 265.0k1991: 268.6k1992: 269.1k1993: 267.7k1994: 266.4k1995: 266.5k1996: 268.5k1997: 272.0k1998: 276.8k1999: 282.3k2000: 288.1k2001: 294.3k2002: 301.1k2003: 308.1k2004: 314.9k2005: 321.2k2006: 326.7k2007: 331.8k2008: 337.1k2009: 344.0k2010: 353.1k2011: 364.7k2012: 378.4k2013: 393.8k2014: 410.2k2015: 427.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 427,169 for population, ages 11-16, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 11-16, female in Eritrea peaked at 427,169 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 265,033, in 1990.

Eritrea ranks 88th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Population, ages 11-16, female in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 11-16, female in Eritrea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 265,033 —
1991 268,643 +1.4%
1992 269,099 +0.2%
1993 267,716 -0.5%
1994 266,386 -0.5%
1995 266,502 +0.0%
1996 268,488 +0.7%
1997 272,016 +1.3%
1998 276,811 +1.8%
1999 282,316 +2.0%
2000 288,109 +2.1%
2001 294,322 +2.2%
2002 301,115 +2.3%
2003 308,138 +2.3%
2004 314,926 +2.2%
2005 321,210 +2.0%
2006 326,744 +1.7%
2007 331,779 +1.5%
2008 337,142 +1.6%
2009 343,982 +2.0%
2010 353,091 +2.6%
2011 364,667 +3.3%
2012 378,368 +3.8%
2013 393,776 +4.1%
2014 410,229 +4.2%
2015 427,169 +4.1%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 427,169 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.24 million, 34% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 427,169 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 793,935, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 270,301 265,033 282,316 10
2000s 316,747 288,109 343,982 10
2010s 387,883 353,091 427,169 6

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 85 Sierra Leone 482,831 compare
  2. 86 Tunisia 470,211 compare
  3. 87 El Salvador 441,924 compare
  4. 89 Paraguay 420,909 compare
  5. 90 Jordan 417,956 compare
  6. 91 Laos 415,963 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 11-16, female in Eritrea?
Population, ages 11-16, female in Eritrea was 427,169 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 11-16, female recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 427,169 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, ages 11-16, female recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 265,033 in 1990.
How does Eritrea rank for population, ages 11-16, female?
Eritrea ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 11-16, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 11-16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 11-16, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 11-16, female is the total number of females age 11-16.