Rural population, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Rural population, female was 38.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Eritrea, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 38.9% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Eritrea peaked at 43.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2015.
Eritrea ranks 17th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Rural population, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.5% | — |
| 1985 | 43.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 42.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 41.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.2% | 43.0% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 42.3% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 40.9% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 38.9% | 40.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 14 Samoa 39.2% compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 39.1% compare
- 16 Chad 38.9% compare
- 18 Solomon Islands 38.3% compare
- 19 Micronesia (country) 38.1% compare
- 20 Rwanda 38.1% compare
More gender data for Eritrea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,428 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 47,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 45,991 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Eritrea?
- Rural population, female in Eritrea was 38.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2015.
- How does Eritrea rank for rural population, female?
- Eritrea ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.