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Population density — Eritrea

Population density in Eritrea in 2023 — 28.6 per km². Ranked 172 in the world out of 215. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 55.8%.

2023 28.6 per km² +1.79% vs 2022
World rank 172of 215
Period maximum 28.6 per km²2023
Period minimum 18.4 per km²1993

Trend over time

1993–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Eritrea, 1993–202315202530199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 18.4 per km²1994: 18.9 per km²1995: 20.1 per km²1996: 21.1 per km²1997: 21.3 per km²1998: 21.6 per km²1999: 21.9 per km²2000: 22.2 per km²2001: 22.9 per km²2002: 23.7 per km²2003: 24.7 per km²2004: 21.5 per km²2005: 22 per km²2006: 22.3 per km²2007: 22.7 per km²2008: 23.3 per km²2009: 23.9 per km²2010: 24.3 per km²2011: 24.8 per km²2012: 25.1 per km²2013: 25.4 per km²2014: 25.6 per km²2015: 25.6 per km²2016: 25.8 per km²2017: 26 per km²2018: 26.4 per km²2019: 26.8 per km²2020: 27.2 per km²2021: 27.6 per km²2022: 28.1 per km²2023: 28.6 per km²
Change over the period: +10.3 (+55.85%) Average annual rate: 1.49 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 28.6 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 52.7 per km²
Eastern Africa computed 71.1 per km²
Low-income countries computed 50.6 per km²
Population density — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 28.6 +0.5 +1.79%
2022 28.1 +0.5 +1.77%
2021 27.6 +0.5 +1.67%
2020 27.2 +0.4 +1.61%
2019 26.8 +0.4 +1.48%
2018 26.4 +0.3 +1.34%
2017 26 +0.2 +0.83%
2016 25.8 +0.2 +0.63%
2015 25.6 +0.1 +0.29%
2014 25.6 +0.2 +0.69%
2013 25.4 +0.3 +1.26%
2012 25.1 +0.3 +1.29%
2011 24.8 +0.4 +1.79%
2010 24.3 +0.5 +1.99%
2009 23.9 +0.6 +2.53%
2008 23.3 +0.6 +2.64%
2007 22.7 +0.3 +1.45%
2006 22.3 +0.4 +1.61%
2005 22 +0.5 +2.39%
2004 21.5 −3.2 −13.02%
2003 24.7 +1 +4.22%
2002 23.7 +0.8 +3.5%
2001 22.9 +0.6 +2.89%
2000 22.2 +0.3 +1.55%
1999 21.9 +0.3 +1.48%
1998 21.6 +0.3 +1.31%
1997 21.3 +0.2 +1.11%
1996 21.1 +1 +5.1%
1995 20.1 +1.1 +5.82%
1994 18.9 +0.6 +3.12%
1993 18.4 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 625.3 RW Rwanda 565.6 BI Burundi 533.1 KM Comoros 457 SC Seychelles 260.4 UG Uganda 242.7 MW Malawi 223.8 ET Ethiopia 114 KE Kenya 95.3 TZ Tanzania 75.2 MG Madagascar 53.6 DJ Djibouti 49.7 MZ Mozambique 42.8 ZW Zimbabwe 42.2 SO Somalia 29.3 ER Eritrea 28.6 ZM Zambia 27.9 SS South Sudan 18.2
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About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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