Rural population in Eritrea
Eritrea: Rural population was 2.36 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population in Eritrea is 2.36 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Eritrea peaked at 2.36 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 871,388, in 1960.
Eritrea ranks 100th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 961,007 | 871,388 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.21 million | 1.08 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 million | 1.38 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 million | 1.41 million | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million | 1.48 million | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.00 million | 1.90 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 million | 2.14 million | 2.36 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
- Land under cereal production 478,367 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 638 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 305,210 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 1.87 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
- Land area 121,178 sq. km (2023)
- Agricultural land 75,920 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Eritrea?
- Rural population in Eritrea was 2.36 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 871,388 in 1960.
- How does Eritrea rank for rural population?
- Eritrea ranks 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.