Eritrea Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Eritrea population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Eritrea in 2025 is 31.97 people per square kilometer, a 1.89% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Eritrea in 2024 was 31.38 people per square kilometer, a 1.83% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Eritrea in 2023 was 30.82 people per square kilometer, a 1.76% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Eritrea in 2022 was 30.28 people per square kilometer, a 1.76% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Rwanda 559.50
Burundi 501.19
Comoros 474.52
Haiti 432.77
Gambia 257.63
North Korea 218.35
Nepal 214.55
Uganda 212.31
Malawi 185.97
Togo 166.76
Sierra Leone 126.77
Benin 125.95
Ethiopia 117.00
Senegal 95.00
Burkina Faso 89.11
Tanzania 75.40
Tajikistan 74.39
Yemen 68.19
Afghanistan 68.19
Guinea-Bissau 62.12
Guinea 60.49
Madagascar 54.14
Liberia 50.80
Democratic Republic of Congo 46.52
Mozambique 44.83
Zimbabwe 44.47
Eritrea 31.97
Somalia 30.24
Niger 23.14
Mali 19.96
South Sudan 17.74
Chad 15.13
Central African Republic 9.79
Eritrea - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 31.97 1.89%
2024 31.38 1.83%
2023 30.82 1.76%
2022 30.28 1.76%
2021 29.76 1.81%
2020 29.23 1.63%
2019 28.76 1.55%
2018 28.32 1.43%
2017 27.92 0.94%
2016 27.66 0.76%
2015 27.45 0.50%
2014 27.32 0.82%
2013 27.10 1.35%
2012 26.74 1.40%
2011 26.37 1.90%
2010 25.87 2.07%
2009 25.35 2.60%
2008 24.71 2.72%
2007 24.05 1.60%
2006 23.67 1.71%
2005 23.28 2.48%
2004 22.71 4.14%
2003 21.81 4.16%
2002 20.94 3.47%
2001 20.24 2.89%
2000 19.67 1.54%
1999 19.37 1.45%
1998 19.09 1.36%
1997 18.84 1.21%
1996 18.61 4.95%
1995 17.73 5.62%
1994 16.79 3.08%
1993 16.29 3.14%
1992 15.79 -5.79%
1991 16.76 -5.15%
1990 17.67 2.28%
1989 17.28 2.47%
1988 16.86 2.56%
1987 16.44 2.60%
1986 16.03 2.65%
1985 15.61 2.68%
1984 15.20 2.77%
1983 14.79 2.79%
1982 14.39 2.77%
1981 14.00 2.76%
1980 13.63 2.74%
1979 13.27 2.71%
1978 12.91 2.71%
1977 12.57 2.69%
1976 12.24 2.67%
1975 11.93 2.66%
1974 11.62 2.67%
1973 11.31 2.66%
1972 11.02 2.65%
1971 10.74 2.63%
1970 10.46 2.59%
1969 10.20 2.56%
1968 9.94 2.55%
1967 9.70 2.55%
1966 9.45 2.54%
1965 9.22 2.53%
1964 8.99 2.51%
1963 8.77 2.47%
1962 8.56 2.42%
1961 8.36 2.35%
1960 8.17 2.28%
1959 7.98 2.19%
1958 7.81 2.11%
1957 7.65 2.03%
1956 7.50 1.94%
1955 7.36 1.87%
1954 7.22 1.80%
1953 7.09 1.72%
1952 6.97 1.62%
1951 6.86 1.50%
1950 6.76 0.00%