Urban population, male (% of total) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Urban population, male (% of total) was 11.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Eritrea, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 11.5% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Eritrea peaked at 11.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1980.
That places Eritrea 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.3% | — |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +10.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 11.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.8%, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 11.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.3%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 173 Lesotho 12.8% compare
- 174 Tonga 12.1% compare
- 175 Chad 11.5% compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 11.5% compare
- 178 Micronesia (country) 11.4% compare
- 179 Antigua and Barbuda 10.9% 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)
- 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, male in Eritrea?
- Urban population, male in Eritrea was 11.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1980.
- How does Eritrea rank for urban population, male?
- Eritrea ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.