Rural population, per capita in Eritrea, The State of
Eritrea, The State of: Rural population, per capita was 0.6546 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Eritrea, The State of, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Eritrea, The State of 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, The State of peaked at 0.896 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6432 units per person, in 2012.
Eritrea, The State of ranks 33rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
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, The State of
- 30 Madagascar, Republic of 0.671 units per person compare
- 31 Bangladesh 0.6676 units per person compare
- 32 Comoros, Union of the 0.6606 units per person compare
- 34 Kyrgyz Republic 0.6525 units per person compare
- 35 Sudan 0.6507 units per person compare
- 36 India 0.6431 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea, The State of
- 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)
- 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, per capita in Eritrea, The State of?
- Rural population, per capita in Eritrea, The State of was 0.6546 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Eritrea, The State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.896 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Eritrea, The State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6432 units per person in 2012.
- How does Eritrea, The State of rank for rural population, per capita?
- Eritrea, The State of ranks 33rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea, The State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea, The State of 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 Γ· 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.