Chile vs Eritrea: Rural population
Chile
2.15 million
in 2025
Eritrea
2.36 million
in 2025
Chile rank
103rd
Eritrea rank
100th
Rural population over time
- Chile
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.36 million against 2.15 million in Chile, a difference of 211,750.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 103rd and Eritrea ranks 100th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Eritrea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.55 million | 961,007 | 1.59 million | Chile |
| 1970s | 2.28 million | 1.21 million | 1.07 million | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.15 million | 1.51 million | 636,769 | Chile |
| 1990s | 2.24 million | 1.49 million | 756,322 | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.16 million | 1.68 million | 480,951 | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.26 million | 2.00 million | 267,180 | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.21 million | 2.25 million | 36,842 | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Chile or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 2.36 million against 2.15 million in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Chile and Eritrea?
- 211,750, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Eritrea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Eritrea rank globally for rural population?
- Chile ranks 103rd and Eritrea ranks 100th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.