Population in largest city rose 3.67% to 0.998 mil in Eritrea in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Eritrea reached an all time high of 0.998 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.123 mil in 1960. When compared to Eritrea's main peers, population in largest city in Djibouti amounted to 0.584 mil, 2.39 mil in Somalia, 5.99 mil in Sudan and 3.08 mil in Yemen in 2021.
Eritrea has been ranked 125th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Chad | mil | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | mil | 0.531 | 0.541 | 0.551 | 0.562 | 0.569 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 18.8 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | mil | 0.803 | 0.833 | 0.864 | 0.896 | 0.929 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 3.87 | 4.04 | 4.22 | 4.40 | 4.59 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 3.91 | 4.07 | 4.22 | 4.39 | 4.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | mil | 1.18 | 1.31 | 1.38 | 1.45 | 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 6.22 | 6.44 | 6.67 | 6.91 | 7.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 1.78 | 1.88 | 1.98 | 2.08 | 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 0.321 | 0.336 | 0.352 | 0.369 | 0.386 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 5.13 | 5.26 | 5.40 | 5.53 | 5.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | mil | 2.49 | 2.59 | 2.68 | 2.78 | 2.87 |
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