China vs Eritrea: Population density
China
67.46 people per km²
in 2100
Eritrea
69.76 people per km²
in 2100
China rank
152nd
Eritrea rank
150th
Population density over time
- China
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 69.76 people per km² against 67.46 people per km² in China, a difference of 2.3 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 152nd and Eritrea ranks 150th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, China averaged higher in 47 and Eritrea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.9 people per km² | 0.4792 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | China |
| 1100s | 9.61 people per km² | 0.5511 people per km² | 9.05 people per km² | China |
| 1200s | 10.98 people per km² | 0.6229 people per km² | 10.36 people per km² | China |
| 1300s | 8.52 people per km² | 0.7347 people per km² | 7.78 people per km² | China |
| 1400s | 7.59 people per km² | 0.8465 people per km² | 6.74 people per km² | China |
| 1500s | 9.72 people per km² | 0.9584 people per km² | 8.76 people per km² | China |
| 1600s | 10.44 people per km² | 1.08 people per km² | 9.37 people per km² | China |
| 1700s | 10.59 people per km² | 1.2 people per km² | 9.39 people per km² | China |
| 1710s | 11.08 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | 9.86 people per km² | China |
| 1720s | 12.73 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | 11.48 people per km² | China |
| 1730s | 13.53 people per km² | 1.27 people per km² | 12.26 people per km² | China |
| 1740s | 15.23 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | 13.93 people per km² | China |
| 1750s | 19 people per km² | 1.33 people per km² | 17.67 people per km² | China |
| 1760s | 20.99 people per km² | 1.36 people per km² | 19.63 people per km² | China |
| 1770s | 23.45 people per km² | 1.4 people per km² | 22.05 people per km² | China |
| 1780s | 29.36 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | 27.93 people per km² | China |
| 1790s | 31.82 people per km² | 1.48 people per km² | 30.34 people per km² | China |
| 1800s | 35.9 people per km² | 1.69 people per km² | 34.2 people per km² | China |
| 1810s | 38.5 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | 36.81 people per km² | China |
| 1820s | 41.9 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 39.84 people per km² | China |
| 1830s | 43.69 people per km² | 3.09 people per km² | 40.59 people per km² | China |
| 1840s | 43.87 people per km² | 4.66 people per km² | 39.22 people per km² | China |
| 1850s | 42.12 people per km² | 5.66 people per km² | 36.46 people per km² | China |
| 1860s | 39.14 people per km² | 5.43 people per km² | 33.7 people per km² | China |
| 1870s | 38.44 people per km² | 5.21 people per km² | 33.22 people per km² | China |
| 1880s | 39.49 people per km² | 5.02 people per km² | 34.47 people per km² | China |
| 1890s | 41.05 people per km² | 4.82 people per km² | 36.23 people per km² | China |
| 1900s | 43.21 people per km² | 4.74 people per km² | 38.46 people per km² | China |
| 1910s | 46.74 people per km² | 4.79 people per km² | 41.95 people per km² | China |
| 1920s | 50.34 people per km² | 5.1 people per km² | 45.24 people per km² | China |
| 1930s | 52.76 people per km² | 5.58 people per km² | 47.18 people per km² | China |
| 1940s | 55.81 people per km² | 6.24 people per km² | 49.57 people per km² | China |
| 1950s | 63.68 people per km² | 7.27 people per km² | 56.41 people per km² | China |
| 1960s | 76.43 people per km² | 8.98 people per km² | 67.44 people per km² | China |
| 1970s | 96.18 people per km² | 11.54 people per km² | 84.64 people per km² | China |
| 1980s | 112.37 people per km² | 14.81 people per km² | 97.56 people per km² | China |
| 1990s | 129.08 people per km² | 16.71 people per km² | 112.38 people per km² | China |
| 2000s | 139.13 people per km² | 21.36 people per km² | 117.77 people per km² | China |
| 2010s | 148.09 people per km² | 25.58 people per km² | 122.51 people per km² | China |
| 2020s | 150.9 people per km² | 29.63 people per km² | 121.27 people per km² | China |
| 2030s | 146.48 people per km² | 36.22 people per km² | 110.26 people per km² | China |
| 2040s | 139.4 people per km² | 43.35 people per km² | 96.04 people per km² | China |
| 2050s | 128.57 people per km² | 50 people per km² | 78.57 people per km² | China |
| 2060s | 114.28 people per km² | 56.28 people per km² | 58.01 people per km² | China |
| 2070s | 100.22 people per km² | 61.66 people per km² | 38.56 people per km² | China |
| 2080s | 86.59 people per km² | 65.81 people per km² | 20.78 people per km² | China |
| 2090s | 73.9 people per km² | 68.65 people per km² | 5.24 people per km² | China |
| 2100s | 67.46 people per km² | 69.76 people per km² | 2.3 people per km² | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, China or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 69.76 people per km² against 67.46 people per km² in China as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between China and Eritrea?
- 2.3 people per km², with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eritrea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do China and Eritrea rank globally for population density?
- China ranks 152nd and Eritrea ranks 150th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.