Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3454 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.3454 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.3568 people per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.104 people per person, in 1960.
That places Eritrea 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.104 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1069 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1097 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1123 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1149 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1174 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1197 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.122 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1241 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1261 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1279 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1296 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1313 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1328 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1344 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1359 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1374 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1389 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1404 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.142 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1437 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1455 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1474 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1494 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1516 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1544 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1577 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.162 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1668 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1767 people per person | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1857 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1983 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2143 people per person | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2327 people per person | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2524 people per person | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2724 people per person | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2917 people per person | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3093 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.324 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3349 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.341 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3433 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3454 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3475 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3493 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.351 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3525 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3538 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3549 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3557 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3563 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3567 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3568 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3567 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3564 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3559 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3553 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3544 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3534 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3524 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3512 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3499 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3485 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.347 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3454 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3454 people per person | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.3454 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.3454 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1157 people per person | 0.104 people per person | 0.1261 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1351 people per person | 0.1279 people per person | 0.142 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1555 people per person | 0.1437 people per person | 0.1767 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2616 people per person | 0.1857 people per person | 0.3349 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3494 people per person | 0.341 people per person | 0.3557 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3554 people per person | 0.3524 people per person | 0.3568 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3479 people per person | 0.3454 people per person | 0.3512 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More population data for Eritrea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.3999 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2011 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,964 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.97 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4564 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 69.76 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 525,382 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eritrea?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eritrea was 0.3454 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3568 people per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.104 people per person in 1960.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.