Eritrea Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Eritrea population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Eritrea in 2020 is 30.16 people per square kilometer, a 1.41% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Eritrea in 2019 was 29.74 people per square kilometer, a 1.28% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Eritrea in 2018 was 29.36 people per square kilometer, a 1.17% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Eritrea in 2017 was 29.02 people per square kilometer, a 1.08% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Eritrea - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 30.16 | 1.41% |
| 2019 | 29.74 | 1.28% |
| 2018 | 29.36 | 1.17% |
| 2017 | 29.02 | 1.08% |
| 2016 | 28.71 | 1.01% |
| 2015 | 28.43 | 0.95% |
| 2014 | 28.16 | 0.91% |
| 2013 | 27.90 | 0.96% |
| 2012 | 27.64 | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 27.33 | 1.37% |
| 2010 | 26.96 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | 26.53 | 1.87% |
| 2008 | 26.04 | 2.21% |
| 2007 | 25.48 | 2.68% |
| 2006 | 24.81 | 3.24% |
| 2005 | 24.04 | 3.93% |
| 2004 | 23.13 | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 22.12 | 4.83% |
| 2002 | 21.10 | 4.48% |
| 2001 | 20.19 | 3.59% |
| 2000 | 19.49 | 2.46% |
| 1999 | 19.03 | 1.40% |
| 1998 | 18.76 | 0.51% |
| 1997 | 18.67 | -0.06% |
| 1996 | 18.68 | -0.35% |
| 1995 | 18.74 | -0.64% |
| 1994 | 18.86 | -0.90% |
| 1993 | 19.04 | -0.84% |
| 1992 | 19.20 | -0.39% |
| 1991 | 19.27 | 0.34% |
| 1990 | 19.21 | 1.23% |
| 1989 | 18.97 | 2.08% |
| 1988 | 18.59 | 2.73% |
| 1987 | 18.09 | 3.03% |
| 1986 | 17.56 | 3.04% |
| 1985 | 17.04 | 2.96% |
| 1984 | 16.55 | 2.95% |
| 1983 | 16.08 | 2.93% |
| 1982 | 15.62 | 2.93% |
| 1981 | 15.17 | 2.95% |
| 1980 | 14.74 | 2.94% |
| 1979 | 14.32 | 2.88% |
| 1978 | 13.92 | 2.84% |
| 1977 | 13.53 | 2.82% |
| 1976 | 13.16 | 2.83% |
| 1975 | 12.80 | 2.83% |
| 1974 | 12.45 | 2.83% |
| 1973 | 12.11 | 2.81% |
| 1972 | 11.78 | 2.79% |
| 1971 | 11.46 | 2.76% |
| 1970 | 11.15 | 2.73% |
| 1969 | 10.85 | 2.69% |
| 1968 | 10.57 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | 10.29 | 2.67% |
| 1966 | 10.02 | 2.67% |
| 1965 | 9.76 | 2.69% |
| 1964 | 9.51 | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 9.26 | 2.68% |
| 1962 | 9.02 | 2.63% |
| 1961 | 8.79 | 2.55% |
| 1960 | 8.57 | 2.47% |
| 1959 | 8.36 | 2.37% |
| 1958 | 8.17 | 2.29% |
| 1957 | 7.99 | 2.20% |
| 1956 | 7.81 | 2.12% |
| 1955 | 7.65 | 2.04% |
| 1954 | 7.50 | 1.95% |
| 1953 | 7.35 | 1.84% |
| 1952 | 7.22 | 1.71% |
| 1951 | 7.10 | 1.54% |
| 1950 | 6.99 | 0.00% |
