Rural population, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Rural population, per capita was 0.6546 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6546 units per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
32nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.896 units per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.6432 units per person
in 2012
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Rural population, per capita in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Eritrea stood at 0.6546 units per person.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.896 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6432 units per person, in 2012.
Eritrea ranks 32nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.896 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8931 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.8903 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8877 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8851 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8826 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8803 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.878 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8759 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8739 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8721 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8704 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8687 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8672 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8656 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8641 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8626 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8611 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8596 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.858 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8563 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8545 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8526 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8506 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8484 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8456 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8423 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.838 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8332 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8233 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8143 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8017 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7857 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7673 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7476 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7276 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7083 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6907 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.676 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6651 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.659 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6567 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6546 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6525 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6507 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.649 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6475 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6462 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6451 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6443 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6437 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6433 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6432 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6433 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6436 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6441 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6447 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6456 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6465 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6476 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6488 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6501 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6515 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.653 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6546 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6546 units per person | -0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.6546 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.6546 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8843 units per person | 0.8739 units per person | 0.896 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8649 units per person | 0.858 units per person | 0.8721 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8445 units per person | 0.8233 units per person | 0.8563 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7384 units per person | 0.6651 units per person | 0.8143 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6506 units per person | 0.6443 units per person | 0.659 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6446 units per person | 0.6432 units per person | 0.6476 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6521 units per person | 0.6488 units per person | 0.6546 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 29 Madagascar 0.671 units per person compare
- 30 Bangladesh 0.6676 units per person compare
- 31 Comoros 0.6606 units per person compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 0.6525 units per person compare
- 34 Sudan 0.6507 units per person compare
- 35 India 0.6431 units per person compare
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, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (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, per capita in Eritrea?
- Rural population, per capita in Eritrea was 0.6546 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.896 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6432 units per person in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for rural population, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population 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
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.