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Eritrea
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#4out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

10089.278.567.756.9196019932025Eritrea · 2025: 92Eritrea

Analytical takeaways

  • Eritrea records 92 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #4 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) declined from 100 in 1960 to 92 in 2025, a decrease of 8.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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