Urban population, female (% of total) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Urban population, female (% of total) was 11.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Eritrea, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Eritrea stood at 11.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Eritrea peaked at 11.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1980.
Eritrea ranks 176th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female (% of total) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.1% | — |
| 1985 | 7.5% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +9.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 11.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 11.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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)
- Population 2,575 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,575 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Eritrea?
- Urban population, female in Eritrea was 11.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1980.
- How does Eritrea rank for urban population, female?
- Eritrea ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.