Eritrea vs Liberia: Rural population

Eritrea
2.36 million
in 2025
Liberia
2.52 million
in 2025
Eritrea rank
100th
Liberia rank
97th

Rural population over time

  • Eritrea
  • Liberia
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196019922025

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2.52 million against 2.36 million in Eritrea, a difference of 155,900.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 100th and Liberia ranks 97th 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.