Eritrea vs Greece: Rural population

Eritrea
2.36 million
in 2025
Greece
2.16 million
in 2025
Eritrea rank
100th
Greece rank
102nd

Rural population over time

  • Eritrea
  • Greece
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 2.36 million against 2.16 million in Greece, a difference of 197,590.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 100th and Greece ranks 102nd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.