Eritrea Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Eritrea rural population for 2021 was 2,100,324, a 0.7% increase from 2020.
  • Eritrea rural population for 2020 was 2,085,623, a 0.54% increase from 2019.
  • Eritrea rural population for 2019 was 2,074,379, a 0.48% increase from 2018.
  • Eritrea rural population for 2018 was 2,064,468, a 0.37% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Eritrea Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 2,100,324 58.02 0.70%
2020 2,085,623 58.65 0.54%
2019 2,074,379 59.29 0.48%
2018 2,064,468 59.92 0.37%
2017 2,056,809 60.55 -0.09%
2016 2,058,647 61.17 -0.26%
2015 2,063,923 61.79 -0.49%
2014 2,074,150 62.41 -0.16%
2013 2,077,403 63.02 0.38%
2012 2,069,562 63.63 0.45%
2011 2,060,190 64.23 0.96%
2010 2,040,514 64.83 1.14%
2009 2,017,325 65.42 1.68%
2008 1,983,814 66.00 1.21%
2007 1,960,035 66.98 0.16%
2006 1,956,994 67.95 0.30%
2005 1,951,092 68.90 1.10%
2004 1,929,666 69.84 2.74%
2003 1,877,433 70.76 2.81%
2002 1,825,459 71.66 2.19%
2001 1,786,005 72.55 1.66%
2000 1,756,685 73.41 0.38%
1999 1,750,038 74.27 0.33%
1998 1,744,318 75.10 0.27%
1997 1,739,570 75.91 0.17%
1996 1,736,702 76.71 3.82%
1995 1,671,543 77.49 4.49%
1994 1,598,154 78.25 2.09%
1993 1,565,024 78.99 2.18%
1992 1,531,274 79.71 -6.84%
1991 1,639,737 80.41 -6.14%
1990 1,743,510 81.10 1.43%
1989 1,718,723 81.76 1.65%
1988 1,690,638 82.41 1.77%
1987 1,661,055 83.04 1.84%
1986 1,630,830 83.65 1.91%
1985 1,599,979 84.24 1.97%
1984 1,568,789 84.82 2.44%
1983 1,530,922 85.06 2.53%
1982 1,492,678 85.25 2.52%
1981 1,455,513 85.43 2.51%
1980 1,419,398 85.61 2.49%
1979 1,384,488 85.79 2.47%
1978 1,350,707 85.97 2.47%
1977 1,317,817 86.14 2.46%
1976 1,285,811 86.32 2.44%
1975 1,254,840 86.49 2.43%
1974 1,224,682 86.66 2.44%
1973 1,195,188 86.83 2.43%
1972 1,166,449 86.99 2.43%
1971 1,138,500 87.16 2.41%
1970 1,111,389 87.32 2.38%
1969 1,085,281 87.48 2.35%
1968 1,060,119 87.64 2.34%
1967 1,035,648 87.80 2.09%
1966 1,014,211 88.17 2.10%
1965 993,120 88.53 2.10%
1964 972,439 88.89 2.09%
1963 952,326 89.23 2.07%
1962 932,835 89.56 2.03%
1961 914,079 89.89 1.97%
1960 896,208 90.20 %