Population, ages 12-18, female in Eritrea

Eritrea: Population, ages 12-18, female was 468,111 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
468,111
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
91st
of 191 countries
All-time high
468,111
in 2015
All-time low
290,380
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 12-18, female in Eritrea, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1990200220151990: 290.4k1991: 297.8k1992: 302.4k1993: 304.8k1994: 306.3k1995: 308.0k1996: 309.9k1997: 312.0k1998: 314.7k1999: 318.6k2000: 323.9k2001: 331.2k2002: 340.1k2003: 349.9k2004: 359.3k2005: 367.4k2006: 373.8k2007: 379.1k2008: 384.0k2009: 390.1k2010: 398.2k2011: 408.5k2012: 420.7k2013: 434.9k2014: 450.7k2015: 468.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 468,111 for population, ages 12-18, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 12-18, female in Eritrea peaked at 468,111 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 290,380, in 1990.

That places Eritrea 91st 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, ages 12-18, female in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 12-18, female in Eritrea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 290,380 —
1991 297,843 +2.6%
1992 302,363 +1.5%
1993 304,768 +0.8%
1994 306,317 +0.5%
1995 307,990 +0.5%
1996 309,923 +0.6%
1997 312,016 +0.7%
1998 314,742 +0.9%
1999 318,611 +1.2%
2000 323,941 +1.7%
2001 331,157 +2.2%
2002 340,125 +2.7%
2003 349,945 +2.9%
2004 359,325 +2.7%
2005 367,398 +2.2%
2006 373,821 +1.7%
2007 379,053 +1.4%
2008 384,025 +1.3%
2009 390,074 +1.6%
2010 398,177 +2.1%
2011 408,492 +2.6%
2012 420,730 +3.0%
2013 434,858 +3.4%
2014 450,721 +3.6%
2015 468,111 +3.9%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 468,111 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.39 million, 34% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 468,111 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 887,769, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 306,495 290,380 318,611 10
2000s 359,886 323,941 390,074 10
2010s 430,182 398,177 468,111 6

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 88 Laos 495,957 compare
  2. 89 Jordan 487,264 compare
  3. 90 Paraguay 486,588 compare
  4. 92 Cuba 452,304 compare
  5. 93 Israel 448,315 compare
  6. 94 Nicaragua 446,745 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 12-18, female in Eritrea?
Population, ages 12-18, female in Eritrea was 468,111 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 12-18, female recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 468,111 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, ages 12-18, female recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 290,380 in 1990.
How does Eritrea rank for population, ages 12-18, female?
Eritrea ranks 91st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 12-18, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 12-18, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 12-18, 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
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Population, ages 12-18, female is the total number of females age 12-18.