Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.09% to 58.0% in Eritrea in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Eritrea reached an all time high of 90.2% in 1960 and an all time low of 58.0% in 2021. When compared to Eritrea's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Djibouti amounted to 21.8%, 53.3% in Somalia, 64.4% in Sudan and 61.5% in Yemen in 2021.
Eritrea has been ranked 39th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Chad | % | 77.5% | 77.3% | 77.1% | 76.9% | 76.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | 22.6% | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.2% | 22.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 57.2% | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 61.8% | 61.2% | 60.5% | 59.9% | 59.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 80.6% | 80.1% | 79.7% | 79.2% | 78.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 74.3% | 73.9% | 73.4% | 73.0% | 72.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 18.7% | 17.5% | 16.4% | 15.5% | 14.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 16.8% | 16.6% | 16.4% | 16.2% | 15.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 56.8% | 56.2% | 55.6% | 55.0% | 54.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 81.1% | 80.9% | 80.7% | 80.4% | 80.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 66.1% | 65.9% | 65.6% | 65.4% | 65.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 65.2% | 64.6% | 64.0% | 63.4% | 62.7% |
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