Eritrea vs Venezuela: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Eritrea
3.38 million people
in 2050
Venezuela
3.06 million people
in 2050
Eritrea rank
86th
Venezuela rank
89th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Eritrea
- Venezuela
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.38 million people against 3.06 million people in Venezuela, a difference of 315,840 people.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Venezuela ahead.
Eritrea ranks 86th and Venezuela ranks 89th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 58,000 people | 299,994 people | 241,994 people | Venezuela |
| 1100s | 66,699 people | 319,981 people | 253,282 people | Venezuela |
| 1200s | 75,398 people | 339,938 people | 264,540 people | Venezuela |
| 1300s | 88,926 people | 359,805 people | 270,880 people | Venezuela |
| 1400s | 102,440 people | 379,381 people | 276,941 people | Venezuela |
| 1500s | 115,909 people | 398,046 people | 282,137 people | Venezuela |
| 1600s | 130,191 people | 394,138 people | 263,947 people | Venezuela |
| 1700s | 143,971 people | 478,319 people | 334,348 people | Venezuela |
| 1710s | 146,512 people | 481,552 people | 335,040 people | Venezuela |
| 1720s | 149,364 people | 485,228 people | 335,864 people | Venezuela |
| 1730s | 152,393 people | 488,686 people | 336,293 people | Venezuela |
| 1740s | 155,621 people | 491,894 people | 336,273 people | Venezuela |
| 1750s | 159,071 people | 494,819 people | 335,748 people | Venezuela |
| 1760s | 162,770 people | 497,420 people | 334,650 people | Venezuela |
| 1770s | 166,751 people | 499,655 people | 332,904 people | Venezuela |
| 1780s | 171,054 people | 501,475 people | 330,421 people | Venezuela |
| 1790s | 175,727 people | 502,826 people | 327,099 people | Venezuela |
| 1800s | 180,827 people | 503,650 people | 322,823 people | Venezuela |
| 1810s | 186,427 people | 503,879 people | 317,452 people | Venezuela |
| 1820s | 192,619 people | 610,136 people | 417,517 people | Venezuela |
| 1830s | 199,520 people | 737,699 people | 538,179 people | Venezuela |
| 1840s | 207,282 people | 890,432 people | 683,150 people | Venezuela |
| 1850s | 216,109 people | 1.07 million people | 856,631 people | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 226,279 people | 1.29 million people | 1.06 million people | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 238,185 people | 1.42 million people | 1.18 million people | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 252,404 people | 1.55 million people | 1.30 million people | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 269,822 people | 1.71 million people | 1.44 million people | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 291,886 people | 1.70 million people | 1.40 million people | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 321,163 people | 1.65 million people | 1.33 million people | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 362,762 people | 1.60 million people | 1.24 million people | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 428,864 people | 2.00 million people | 1.57 million people | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 559,514 people | 2.25 million people | 1.69 million people | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 803,368 people | 2.83 million people | 2.02 million people | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 961,007 people | 3.19 million people | 2.23 million people | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 1.21 million people | 3.19 million people | 1.98 million people | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 1.51 million people | 3.18 million people | 1.66 million people | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1.49 million people | 3.04 million people | 1.56 million people | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1.68 million people | 3.03 million people | 1.35 million people | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 2.00 million people | 3.30 million people | 1.30 million people | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 2.34 million people | 3.05 million people | 710,724 people | Venezuela |
| 2030s | 2.84 million people | 3.08 million people | 245,018 people | Venezuela |
| 2040s | 3.25 million people | 3.09 million people | 162,249 people | Eritrea |
| 2050s | 3.38 million people | 3.06 million people | 315,840 people | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Eritrea or Venezuela?
- Eritrea, at 3.38 million people against 3.06 million people in Venezuela as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Eritrea and Venezuela?
- 315,840 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Venezuela?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Eritrea and Venezuela rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Eritrea ranks 86th and Venezuela ranks 89th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.