• Population....................................................................6,343,956 (2024 est.)
• Population growth rate .......................................................1.12% (2024 est.)
• Birth rate..........................................26.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Death rate............................................6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Net migration rate.............................-8.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Ethnic groups*..........................................Tigrinya 50%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Afar 4%, Kunama 4%, Bilen 3%, Hedareb/Beja 2%, Nara 2%, Rashaida 1% (2021 est.)

* Data represent Eritrea's nine recognized ethnic groups

CIA World Factbook