Eritrea vs India: Rural population
Eritrea
65.5%
in 2025
India
64.3%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
32nd
India rank
35th
Rural population over time
- Eritrea
- India
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 65.5% against 64.3% in India, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 32nd and India ranks 35th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.4% | 81.4% | 7.0% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 86.5% | 78.7% | 7.8% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 84.4% | 75.5% | 9.0% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 73.8% | 73.5% | 0.3% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 71.0% | 6.0% | India |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 67.6% | 3.2% | India |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 65.1% | 0.1% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Eritrea or India?
- Eritrea, at 65.5% against 64.3% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Eritrea and India?
- 1.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and India rank globally for rural population?
- Eritrea ranks 32nd and India ranks 35th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.