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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Eritrea

Eritrea: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
95th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023

00.010.020.031993200820231993: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre1994: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre1995: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre1996: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre1997: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre1998: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre1999: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre2000: 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2004.

That places Eritrea 95th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0239 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0237 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0243 1000 No per square kilometre 7
2000s 0.0239 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0262 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0247 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0235 1000 No per square kilometre 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0267 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 92 Hungary 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 93 Mozambique 0.0274 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 94 Japan 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 96 Liberia 0.0265 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 97 Puerto Rico 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 98 Ireland 0.0258 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre in 2004.
How does Eritrea rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 95th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.