Eritrea vs Niger: Population density
Eritrea
69.76 people per km²
in 2100
Niger
71.7 people per km²
in 2100
Eritrea rank
150th
Niger rank
147th
Population density over time
- Eritrea
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 71.7 people per km² against 69.76 people per km² in Eritrea, a difference of 1.94 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 150th and Niger ranks 147th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 46 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4792 people per km² | 0.4326 people per km² | 0.0466 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1100s | 0.5511 people per km² | 0.4651 people per km² | 0.086 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1200s | 0.6229 people per km² | 0.4975 people per km² | 0.1254 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1300s | 0.7347 people per km² | 0.5526 people per km² | 0.1821 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1400s | 0.8465 people per km² | 0.5921 people per km² | 0.2545 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1500s | 0.9584 people per km² | 0.6489 people per km² | 0.3094 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1600s | 1.08 people per km² | 0.7571 people per km² | 0.3211 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1700s | 1.2 people per km² | 0.8652 people per km² | 0.3327 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1710s | 1.22 people per km² | 0.9162 people per km² | 0.304 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1720s | 1.24 people per km² | 0.9239 people per km² | 0.321 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1730s | 1.27 people per km² | 0.932 people per km² | 0.3392 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1740s | 1.3 people per km² | 0.9406 people per km² | 0.3588 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1750s | 1.33 people per km² | 0.9496 people per km² | 0.3799 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1760s | 1.36 people per km² | 0.9592 people per km² | 0.4027 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1770s | 1.4 people per km² | 0.9694 people per km² | 0.4275 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1780s | 1.43 people per km² | 0.9803 people per km² | 0.4546 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1790s | 1.48 people per km² | 0.992 people per km² | 0.4843 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1800s | 1.69 people per km² | 0.6732 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1810s | 1.7 people per km² | 0.676 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1820s | 2.06 people per km² | 0.6933 people per km² | 1.37 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1830s | 3.09 people per km² | 0.7268 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1840s | 4.66 people per km² | 0.766 people per km² | 3.89 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1850s | 5.66 people per km² | 0.8022 people per km² | 4.86 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 5.43 people per km² | 0.8404 people per km² | 4.59 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 5.21 people per km² | 0.889 people per km² | 4.33 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 5.02 people per km² | 0.9451 people per km² | 4.07 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 4.82 people per km² | 1 people per km² | 3.82 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 4.74 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | 3.64 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 4.79 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | 3.56 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 5.1 people per km² | 1.38 people per km² | 3.72 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 5.58 people per km² | 1.58 people per km² | 4 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 6.24 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | 4.41 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 7.27 people per km² | 2.36 people per km² | 4.9 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 8.98 people per km² | 3.16 people per km² | 5.82 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 11.54 people per km² | 4.16 people per km² | 7.38 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 14.81 people per km² | 5.56 people per km² | 9.25 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 16.71 people per km² | 7.59 people per km² | 9.11 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 21.36 people per km² | 10.73 people per km² | 10.63 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 25.58 people per km² | 15.51 people per km² | 10.07 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 29.63 people per km² | 21.74 people per km² | 7.89 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 2030s | 36.22 people per km² | 29.12 people per km² | 7.1 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 2040s | 43.35 people per km² | 37.01 people per km² | 6.34 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 2050s | 50 people per km² | 45.11 people per km² | 4.89 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 2060s | 56.28 people per km² | 52.94 people per km² | 3.33 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 2070s | 61.66 people per km² | 59.94 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 2080s | 65.81 people per km² | 65.69 people per km² | 0.1193 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 2090s | 68.65 people per km² | 69.95 people per km² | 1.29 people per km² | Niger |
| 2100s | 69.76 people per km² | 71.7 people per km² | 1.93 people per km² | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Eritrea or Niger?
- Niger, at 71.7 people per km² against 69.76 people per km² in Eritrea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Eritrea and Niger?
- 1.94 people per km², with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Niger?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Eritrea and Niger rank globally for population density?
- Eritrea ranks 150th and Niger ranks 147th 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.