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Eritrea — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Eritrea, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
34.54%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +232.1% since 1960
Urban population for Eritrea was 34.54% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 35.68% in 2012. The lowest was 10.40% in 1960 (about 3.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.86% per year.
Eritrea ranks 185 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 85%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 45.11%, so Eritrea sits below it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 3%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
34.54%
First (1960)
10.40%
Change
+232.1%
Highest
35.68%
in 2012
Lowest
10.40%
in 1960
Average
23.96%
Annual growth (CAGR)
1.86%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.54% |
| 2024 | 34.54% |
| 2023 | 34.7% |
| 2022 | 34.85% |
| 2021 | 34.99% |
| 2020 | 35.12% |
| 2019 | 35.24% |
| 2018 | 35.35% |
| 2017 | 35.44% |
| 2016 | 35.53% |
| 2015 | 35.59% |
| 2014 | 35.64% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.