Rural population in Eritrea in 2025 — 2,361,128 people. Ranked 100 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 171%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.36M | +46,600 | +2.01% |
| 2024 | 2.31M | +48,239 | +2.13% |
| 2023 | 2.27M | +44,930 | +2.02% |
| 2022 | 2.22M | +43,308 | +1.99% |
| 2021 | 2.18M | +42,547 | +1.99% |
| 2020 | 2.14M | +37,000 | +1.76% |
| 2019 | 2.1M | +34,228 | +1.66% |
| 2018 | 2.06M | +30,497 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.03M | +19,143 | +0.95% |
| 2016 | 2.01M | +14,385 | +0.72% |
| 2015 | 2M | +8,189 | +0.41% |
| 2014 | 1.99M | +14,367 | +0.73% |
| 2013 | 1.98M | +24,378 | +1.25% |
| 2012 | 1.95M | +24,410 | +1.27% |
| 2011 | 1.93M | +33,228 | +1.75% |
| 2010 | 1.9M | +35,136 | +1.89% |
| 2009 | 1.86M | +43,722 | +2.41% |
| 2008 | 1.82M | +44,208 | +2.49% |
| 2007 | 1.77M | +22,164 | +1.27% |
| 2006 | 1.75M | +23,379 | +1.35% |
| 2005 | 1.73M | +36,431 | +2.15% |
| 2004 | 1.69M | +63,246 | +3.89% |
| 2003 | 1.63M | +60,999 | +3.89% |
| 2002 | 1.57M | +47,944 | +3.16% |
| 2001 | 1.52M | +37,620 | +2.54% |
| 2000 | 1.48M | +9,156 | +0.62% |
| 1999 | 1.47M | −2,284 | −0.15% |
| 1998 | 1.47M | −12,606 | −0.85% |
| 1997 | 1.49M | −20,967 | −1.39% |
| 1996 | 1.51M | +34,018 | +2.31% |
| 1995 | 1.47M | +42,698 | +2.98% |
| 1994 | 1.43M | +6,696 | +0.47% |
| 1993 | 1.42M | +10,870 | +0.77% |
| 1992 | 1.41M | −125,670 | −8.17% |
| 1991 | 1.54M | −116,369 | −7.03% |
| 1990 | 1.66M | +19,464 | +1.19% |
| 1989 | 1.64M | +20,914 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.61M | +32,177 | +2.03% |
| 1987 | 1.58M | +28,486 | +1.83% |
| 1986 | 1.55M | +25,538 | +1.67% |
| 1985 | 1.53M | +25,628 | +1.71% |
| 1984 | 1.5M | +26,306 | +1.78% |
| 1983 | 1.48M | +31,158 | +2.16% |
| 1982 | 1.45M | +35,679 | +2.53% |
| 1981 | 1.41M | +34,864 | +2.54% |
| 1980 | 1.38M | +33,738 | +2.52% |
| 1979 | 1.34M | +32,702 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.31M | +31,935 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.28M | +31,202 | +2.51% |
| 1976 | 1.25M | +28,609 | +2.35% |
| 1975 | 1.22M | +26,046 | +2.19% |
| 1974 | 1.19M | +26,540 | +2.28% |
| 1973 | 1.16M | +26,939 | +2.37% |
| 1972 | 1.14M | +26,651 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.11M | +26,317 | +2.43% |
| 1970 | 1.08M | +25,201 | +2.38% |
| 1969 | 1.06M | +24,130 | +2.33% |
| 1968 | 1.04M | +23,310 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.01M | +21,504 | +2.17% |
| 1966 | 990,250 | +20,836 | +2.15% |
| 1965 | 969,414 | +21,224 | +2.24% |
| 1964 | 948,190 | +20,492 | +2.21% |
| 1963 | 927,698 | +19,733 | +2.17% |
| 1962 | 907,965 | +18,799 | +2.11% |
| 1961 | 889,166 | +17,778 | +2.04% |
| 1960 | 871,388 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
