Eritrea Rural Population 1960-2023
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Eritrea rural population for 2011 was 2,064,300, a 0.44% increase from 2010.
- Eritrea rural population for 2010 was 2,055,236, a 0.7% increase from 2009.
- Eritrea rural population for 2009 was 2,040,896, a 0.96% increase from 2008.
- Eritrea rural population for 2008 was 2,021,436, a 0.71% increase from 2007.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| Ethiopia |
74,153,612 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
39,689,943 |
| Tanzania |
32,520,460 |
| Uganda |
26,815,564 |
| Afghanistan |
22,904,893 |
| Nepal |
22,415,008 |
| Mozambique |
16,366,230 |
| Yemen |
16,102,499 |
| Madagascar |
14,659,785 |
| Niger |
14,339,439 |
| Malawi |
12,617,255 |
| Burkina Faso |
12,029,916 |
| Mali |
9,805,378 |
| North Korea |
9,731,926 |
| Chad |
9,634,894 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
9,575,360 |
| Zimbabwe |
8,637,262 |
| Rwanda |
8,549,848 |
| South Sudan |
8,058,024 |
| Burundi |
7,980,596 |
| Somalia |
7,302,020 |
| Senegal |
7,274,432 |
| Guinea |
6,881,046 |
| Tajikistan |
5,656,051 |
| Benin |
5,335,151 |
| Haiti |
5,202,473 |
| Togo |
4,087,371 |
| Sierra Leone |
3,987,298 |
| Central African Republic |
2,689,405 |
| Liberia |
2,081,318 |
| Eritrea |
2,064,300 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
929,858 |
| Gambia |
806,086 |
| Comoros |
508,454 |
| Eritrea Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2011 |
2,064,300 |
64.23 |
0.44% |
| 2010 |
2,055,236 |
64.83 |
0.70% |
| 2009 |
2,040,896 |
65.42 |
0.96% |
| 2008 |
2,021,436 |
66.00 |
0.71% |
| 2007 |
2,007,172 |
66.98 |
1.22% |
| 2006 |
1,982,894 |
67.95 |
1.80% |
| 2005 |
1,947,592 |
68.90 |
2.51% |
| 2004 |
1,899,406 |
69.84 |
3.16% |
| 2003 |
1,840,344 |
70.76 |
3.45% |
| 2002 |
1,777,902 |
71.66 |
3.15% |
| 2001 |
1,722,741 |
72.55 |
2.34% |
| 2000 |
1,682,929 |
73.41 |
1.27% |
| 1999 |
1,661,614 |
74.27 |
0.28% |
| 1998 |
1,656,969 |
75.10 |
-0.57% |
| 1997 |
1,666,414 |
75.91 |
-1.10% |
| 1996 |
1,684,844 |
76.71 |
-1.36% |
| 1995 |
1,707,967 |
77.49 |
-1.62% |
| 1994 |
1,735,815 |
78.25 |
-1.85% |
| 1993 |
1,768,183 |
78.99 |
-1.75% |
| 1992 |
1,799,437 |
79.71 |
-1.27% |
| 1991 |
1,822,377 |
80.41 |
-0.51% |
| 1990 |
1,831,651 |
81.10 |
0.41% |
| 1989 |
1,824,206 |
81.76 |
1.27% |
| 1988 |
1,801,115 |
82.41 |
1.94% |
| 1987 |
1,766,568 |
83.04 |
2.25% |
| 1986 |
1,727,187 |
83.65 |
2.28% |
| 1985 |
1,688,181 |
84.24 |
2.24% |
| 1984 |
1,650,812 |
84.82 |
2.62% |
| 1983 |
1,608,107 |
85.06 |
2.67% |
| 1982 |
1,565,801 |
85.25 |
2.67% |
| 1981 |
1,524,511 |
85.43 |
2.69% |
| 1980 |
1,483,983 |
85.61 |
2.69% |
| 1979 |
1,444,628 |
85.79 |
2.63% |
| 1978 |
1,407,083 |
85.97 |
2.59% |
| 1977 |
1,371,071 |
86.14 |
2.58% |
| 1976 |
1,336,153 |
86.32 |
2.59% |
| 1975 |
1,302,038 |
86.49 |
2.60% |
| 1974 |
1,268,676 |
86.66 |
2.59% |
| 1973 |
1,236,199 |
86.83 |
2.58% |
| 1972 |
1,204,683 |
86.99 |
2.56% |
| 1971 |
1,174,189 |
87.16 |
2.54% |
| 1970 |
1,144,745 |
87.32 |
2.51% |
| 1969 |
1,116,390 |
87.48 |
2.48% |
| 1968 |
1,089,068 |
87.64 |
2.46% |
| 1967 |
1,062,647 |
87.80 |
2.21% |
| 1966 |
1,039,438 |
88.17 |
2.23% |
| 1965 |
1,016,537 |
88.53 |
2.26% |
| 1964 |
993,869 |
88.89 |
2.27% |
| 1963 |
971,567 |
89.23 |
2.27% |
| 1962 |
949,795 |
89.56 |
2.23% |
| 1961 |
928,810 |
89.89 |
2.17% |
| 1960 |
908,853 |
90.20 |
% |
