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Live births in Eritrea

Live births in Eritrea was 99,058 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 106th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count99,058 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.3%
Rank106th of 236Countries ranked
Series high99,0582023
Series low36,2131950
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Live births in Eritrea, 1950 to 2023

20K40K60K80K100K19501961197219831994200520231950: 36,213 count1951: 37,106 count1952: 38,110 count1953: 39,119 count1954: 40,009 count1955: 40,941 count1956: 41,944 count1957: 43,122 count1958: 44,152 count1959: 45,400 count1960: 46,418 count1961: 47,561 count1962: 48,955 count1963: 50,064 count1964: 51,310 count1965: 52,538 count1966: 53,686 count1967: 54,844 count1968: 55,940 count1969: 56,999 count1970: 58,414 count1971: 59,472 count1972: 60,518 count1973: 61,706 count1974: 63,113 count1975: 64,533 count1976: 66,005 count1977: 67,368 count1978: 68,715 count1979: 70,237 count1980: 71,911 count1981: 73,848 count1982: 75,955 count1983: 78,043 count1984: 79,532 count1985: 81,039 count1986: 82,471 count1987: 84,031 count1988: 85,936 count1989: 87,246 count1990: 88,050 count1991: 88,435 count1992: 76,094 count1993: 75,823 count1994: 80,662 count1995: 79,934 count1996: 92,114 count1997: 88,707 count1998: 87,020 count1999: 85,024 count2000: 85,318 count2001: 84,051 count2002: 88,733 count2003: 89,516 count2004: 96,136 count2005: 96,786 count2006: 97,810 count2007: 95,916 count2008: 96,139 count2009: 98,804 count2010: 98,525 count2011: 99,045 count2012: 98,430 count2013: 97,464 count2014: 97,363 count2015: 94,888 count2016: 94,027 count2017: 93,097 count2018: 93,212 count2019: 94,352 count2020: 95,027 count2021: 96,545 count2022: 97,765 count2023: 99,058 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202399,058 Estimated
202297,765 Estimated
202196,545 Estimated
202095,027 Estimated
201994,352 Estimated
201893,212 Estimated
201793,097 Estimated
201694,027 Estimated
201594,888 Estimated
201497,363 Estimated
201397,464 Estimated
201298,430 Estimated
201199,045 Estimated
201098,525 Estimated
200998,804 Estimated
200896,139 Estimated
200795,916 Estimated
200697,810 Estimated
200596,786 Estimated
200496,136 Estimated
200389,516 Estimated
200288,733 Estimated
200184,051 Estimated
200085,318 Estimated
199985,024 Estimated
199887,020 Estimated
199788,707 Estimated
199692,114 Estimated
199579,934 Estimated
199480,662 Estimated
199375,823 Estimated
199276,094 Estimated
199188,435 Estimated
199088,050 Estimated
198987,246 Estimated
198885,936 Estimated
198784,031 Estimated
198682,471 Estimated
198581,039 Estimated
198479,532 Estimated
198378,043 Estimated
198275,955 Estimated
198173,848 Estimated
198071,911 Estimated
197970,237 Estimated
197868,715 Estimated
197767,368 Estimated
197666,005 Estimated
197564,533 Estimated
197463,113 Estimated
197361,706 Estimated
197260,518 Estimated
197159,472 Estimated
197058,414 Estimated
196956,999 Estimated
196855,940 Estimated
196754,844 Estimated
196653,686 Estimated
196552,538 Estimated
196451,310 Estimated
196350,064 Estimated
196248,955 Estimated
196147,561 Estimated
196046,418 Estimated
195945,400 Estimated
195844,152 Estimated
195743,122 Estimated
195641,944 Estimated
195540,941 Estimated
195440,009 Estimated
195339,119 Estimated
195238,110 Estimated
195137,106 Estimated
195036,213 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Eritrea, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Eritrea, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/eritrea. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Eritrea, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/eritrea.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Eritrea, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/eritrea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_eritrea_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Eritrea, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/eritrea. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Eritrea?

Live births in Eritrea was 99,058 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 106th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Eritrea?

99,058 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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