Urban population growth in Eritrea
The urban population of Eritrea changed by 2.01% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2010.
Eritrea, 2025
2.01%
Change from 2024
+0.61percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
68th of 217
Urban population growth in Eritrea over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.01% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.40% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.34% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 1.35% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 1.41% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 1.23% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 1.16% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.06% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 0.58% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 0.43% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 0.20% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 0.59% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.19% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 1.31% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 1.89% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.13% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 2.75% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.93% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 1.83% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.00% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 2.88% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.64% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.72% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 4.07% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 3.52% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.61 percentage points from 1.40% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.20%, the figure has changed by +1.81 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Eritrea has the 68th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Eritrea
All statistics for Eritrea
Urban population share
34.5%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.00%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
3,470,390 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.71 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.81%
2023 · UN Population Division