Eritrea Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 2,126,864, a 0.62% increase from 2022.
  • Eritrea rural population for 2022 was 2,113,713, a 0.64% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Eritrea Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 2,126,864 56.73 0.62%
2022 2,113,713 57.38 0.64%
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 %