Eritrea - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Eritrea was 1,149,669 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 51 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,149,669 in 2011 and a minimum value of 98,733 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 98,733
1961 104,510
1962 110,694
1963 117,292
1964 124,283
1965 131,651
1966 139,437
1967 147,657
1968 153,565
1969 159,732
1970 166,202
1971 172,991
1972 180,106
1973 187,550
1974 195,310
1975 203,400
1976 211,825
1977 220,551
1978 229,688
1979 239,304
1980 249,440
1981 260,046
1982 271,024
1983 282,449
1984 295,487
1985 315,761
1986 337,616
1987 360,853
1988 384,492
1989 406,938
1990 426,998
1991 443,979
1992 458,156
1993 470,448
1994 482,621
1995 496,260
1996 511,623
1997 528,778
1998 549,470
1999 575,798
2000 609,484
2001 651,980
2002 703,157
2003 760,628
2004 820,403
2005 879,061
2006 935,315
2007 989,368
2008 1,041,346
2009 1,079,024
2010 1,115,201
2011 1,149,669

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Eritrea was 35.77 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 35.77 in 2011, while its lowest value was 9.80 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9.80
1961 10.11
1962 10.44
1963 10.77
1964 11.12
1965 11.47
1966 11.83
1967 12.20
1968 12.36
1969 12.52
1970 12.68
1971 12.84
1972 13.01
1973 13.17
1974 13.34
1975 13.51
1976 13.68
1977 13.86
1978 14.03
1979 14.21
1980 14.39
1981 14.57
1982 14.76
1983 14.94
1984 15.18
1985 15.76
1986 16.35
1987 16.96
1988 17.59
1989 18.24
1990 18.91
1991 19.59
1992 20.29
1993 21.02
1994 21.76
1995 22.51
1996 23.29
1997 24.09
1998 24.90
1999 25.74
2000 26.59
2001 27.46
2002 28.34
2003 29.24
2004 30.16
2005 31.10
2006 32.05
2007 33.02
2008 34.00
2009 34.59
2010 35.18
2011 35.77

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization