Number of one year olds in Eritrea

Eritrea: Number of one year olds was 46,359 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
46,359
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
108th
of 236 countries
All-time high
46,477
in 2011
All-time low
14,267
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Eritrea, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 46,359 for number of one year olds in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Eritrea peaked at 46,477 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14,267, in 1952.

That places Eritrea 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of one year olds in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Eritrea, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 14,705 —
1951 14,549 -1.1%
1952 14,267 -1.9%
1953 14,698 +3.0%
1954 15,159 +3.1%
1955 15,602 +2.9%
1956 16,036 +2.8%
1957 16,236 +1.2%
1958 16,259 +0.1%
1959 16,819 +3.4%
1960 17,874 +6.3%
1961 18,672 +4.5%
1962 19,212 +2.9%
1963 19,828 +3.2%
1964 20,433 +3.1%
1965 21,006 +2.8%
1966 21,487 +2.3%
1967 21,956 +2.2%
1968 22,634 +3.1%
1969 23,296 +2.9%
1970 23,832 +2.3%
1971 24,439 +2.5%
1972 24,982 +2.2%
1973 25,389 +1.6%
1974 25,768 +1.5%
1975 26,173 +1.6%
1976 26,937 +2.9%
1977 28,005 +4.0%
1978 28,872 +3.1%
1979 29,529 +2.3%
1980 30,220 +2.3%
1981 30,985 +2.5%
1982 31,837 +2.7%
1983 32,198 +1.1%
1984 32,060 -0.4%
1985 32,401 +1.1%
1986 33,190 +2.4%
1987 34,529 +4.0%
1988 36,344 +5.3%
1989 37,661 +3.6%
1990 38,450 +2.1%
1991 35,996 -6.4%
1992 33,285 -7.5%
1993 33,934 +1.9%
1994 34,526 +1.7%
1995 36,064 +4.5%
1996 37,473 +3.9%
1997 39,594 +5.7%
1998 41,178 +4.0%
1999 40,212 -2.3%
2000 39,480 -1.8%
2001 39,427 -0.1%
2002 39,679 +0.6%
2003 40,820 +2.9%
2004 42,325 +3.7%
2005 43,838 +3.6%
2006 45,119 +2.9%
2007 45,399 +0.6%
2008 45,474 +0.2%
2009 45,391 -0.2%
2010 46,006 +1.4%
2011 46,477 +1.0%
2012 46,450 -0.1%
2013 46,352 -0.2%
2014 45,910 -1.0%
2015 45,514 -0.9%
2016 44,944 -1.3%
2017 44,322 -1.4%
2018 44,108 -0.5%
2019 44,115 +0.0%
2020 44,508 +0.9%
2021 45,054 +1.2%
2022 45,681 +1.4%
2023 46,359 +1.5%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 46,359 is below the median for low income countries, which is 332,075, 14% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 46,359 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 218,973, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15,433 14,267 16,819 10
1960s 20,640 17,874 23,296 10
1970s 26,393 23,832 29,529 10
1980s 33,142 30,220 37,661 10
1990s 37,071 33,285 41,178 10
2000s 42,695 39,427 45,474 10
2010s 45,420 44,108 46,477 10
2020s 45,400 44,508 46,359 4

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 105 Sweden 54,042 compare
  2. 106 Czechia 53,219 compare
  3. 107 El Salvador 48,262 compare
  4. 109 Cuba 46,226 compare
  5. 110 Lebanon 44,923 compare
  6. 111 Hungary 44,834 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Eritrea?
Number of one year olds in Eritrea was 46,359 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 46,477 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 14,267 in 1952.
How does Eritrea rank for number of one year olds?
Eritrea ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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