Eritrea vs Liberia: Rural population
Eritrea
2.36 million
in 2025
Liberia
2.52 million
in 2025
Eritrea rank
100th
Liberia rank
97th
Rural population over time
- Eritrea
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.52 million against 2.36 million in Eritrea, a difference of 155,900.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 100th and Liberia ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 961,007 | 997,822 | 36,815 | Liberia |
| 1970s | 1.21 million | 1.15 million | 54,885 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 1.51 million | 1.35 million | 161,549 | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 1.49 million | 1.21 million | 279,529 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 1.68 million | 1.82 million | 138,261 | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2.00 million | 2.27 million | 274,146 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 2.25 million | 2.46 million | 213,062 | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Eritrea or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 2.52 million against 2.36 million in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Eritrea and Liberia?
- 155,900, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Liberia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Liberia rank globally for rural population?
- Eritrea ranks 100th and Liberia ranks 97th 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.