Rural population, annual growth rate in Eritrea
Eritrea: Rural population, annual growth rate was 2.01 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Rural population, annual growth rate in Eritrea, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, annual growth rate in Eritrea stood at 2.01 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 389.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Eritrea peaked at 3.89 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -8.17 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places Eritrea 18th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9868 % change on previous year | -8.17 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 % change on previous year | 0.6224 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 % change on previous year | 0.4111 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 14.12 (2009)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.12 (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.36 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Eritrea?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Eritrea was 2.01 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.17 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Eritrea ranks 18th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 389.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.