World Bank · Urban

Eritrea: Population in the largest city

92.48percent · 2025+27.3% since 2015

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area. Annual figures for Eritrea from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2025	92.479
2024	91.047
2023	89.084
2022	87.104
2021	85.171
2020	83.32
2019	81.349
2018	79.386
2017	77.368
2016	75.041
2015	72.673
2014	70.216
2013	68.106
2012	66.46
2011	64.931
2010	63.809
2009	62.857
2008	62.3
2007	61.863
2006	60.752
2005	59.768
2004	59.319
2003	59.912
2002	60.563
2001	59.712
2000	58.554
1999	57.303
1998	56.906
1997	57.179
1996	60.76
1995	67.785
1994	76.748
1993	85.106
1992	94.523
1991	94.897
1990	94.874
1989	97.699
1988	100
1987	100
1986	100
1985	100
1984	100
1983	100
1982	100
1981	100
1980	100
1979	100
1978	100
1977	100
1976	100
1975	100
1974	100
1973	100
1972	100
1971	100
1970	100
1969	100
1968	100
1967	100
1966	100
1965	100
1964	100
1963	100
1962	100
1961	100
1960	100

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Population in the largest city. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-in-the-largest-city (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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