Eritrea Fertility Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Eritrea fertility rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current fertility rate for Eritrea in 2025 is 3.653 births per woman, a 1.48% decline from 2024.
  • The fertility rate for Eritrea in 2024 was 3.708 births per woman, a 1.49% decline from 2023.
  • The fertility rate for Eritrea in 2023 was 3.764 births per woman, a 1.75% decline from 2022.
  • The fertility rate for Eritrea in 2022 was 3.831 births per woman, a 1.72% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Fertility Rate
Country Name 2025 Fertility Rate
Niger 6.320
Somalia 5.491
Mali 5.284
Chad 5.142
Burundi 4.899
Gambia 4.757
Burkina Faso 4.691
Tanzania 4.519
Benin 4.429
Mozambique 4.408
Guinea 4.249
Uganda 4.233
Senegal 4.233
Central African Republic 4.227
South Sudan 4.225
Guinea-Bissau 4.043
Togo 3.959
Liberia 3.923
Comoros 3.819
Malawi 3.795
Madagascar 3.763
Sierra Leone 3.700
Ethiopia 3.664
Eritrea 3.653
Afghanistan 3.631
Rwanda 3.610
Tajikistan 3.330
Yemen 3.293
Zimbabwe 3.221
Haiti 2.676
Nepal 1.756
Eritrea - Historical Fertility Rate Data
Year Fertility Rate Growth Rate
2025 3.653 -1.480%
2024 3.708 -1.490%
2023 3.764 -1.750%
2022 3.831 -1.720%
2021 3.898 -1.710%
2020 3.966 -1.660%
2019 4.033 -1.630%
2018 4.100 -1.200%
2017 4.150 -1.190%
2016 4.200 -1.180%
2015 4.250 -1.160%
2014 4.300 -1.150%
2013 4.350 -2.030%
2012 4.440 -1.990%
2011 4.530 -1.950%
2010 4.620 -1.910%
2009 4.710 -1.870%
2008 4.800 -1.230%
2007 4.860 -1.220%
2006 4.920 -1.200%
2005 4.980 -1.190%
2004 5.040 -1.180%
2003 5.100 -1.920%
2002 5.200 -1.890%
2001 5.300 -1.850%
2000 5.400 -1.820%
1999 5.500 -1.790%
1998 5.600 -2.440%
1997 5.740 -2.380%
1996 5.880 -2.330%
1995 6.020 -2.270%
1994 6.160 -2.220%
1993 6.300 -0.940%
1992 6.360 -0.930%
1991 6.420 -0.930%
1990 6.480 -0.920%
1989 6.540 -0.910%
1988 6.600 -0.300%
1987 6.620 -0.300%
1986 6.640 -0.300%
1985 6.660 -0.300%
1984 6.680 -0.300%
1983 6.700 0.240%
1982 6.684 0.240%
1981 6.668 0.240%
1980 6.652 0.240%
1979 6.636 0.240%
1978 6.620 0.000%
1977 6.620 0.000%
1976 6.620 0.000%
1975 6.620 0.000%
1974 6.620 0.000%
1973 6.620 -0.240%
1972 6.636 -0.240%
1971 6.652 -0.220%
1970 6.667 -0.240%
1969 6.683 -0.240%
1968 6.699 -0.340%
1967 6.722 -0.340%
1966 6.745 -0.350%
1965 6.769 -0.340%
1964 6.792 -0.340%
1963 6.815 -0.440%
1962 6.845 -0.440%
1961 6.875 -0.430%
1960 6.905 -0.430%
1959 6.935 -0.430%
1958 6.965 0.000%
1957 6.965 0.000%
1956 6.965 0.000%
1955 6.965 0.000%
1954 6.965 0.000%
1953 6.965 0.000%
1952 6.965 0.000%
1951 6.965 0.000%
1950 6.965 0.000%