Home / Society & Health

🌆 Largest Cities in Eritrea

Cities of Eritrea with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people8 entries🇪🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 798,575 (8 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
AsmaraMaekel
563,930
2
KerenAnseba
74,800
3
HimoraGash-Barka
46,100
4
Af’abetDebub
35,673
5
MassawaNorthern Red Sea
23,100
6
AssabSouthern Red Sea
21,300
7
MendeferaDebub
17,781
8
BarentuGash-Barka
15,891

Highlights

Within Eritrea, Asmara ranks first in 2026 with 563,930, followed by Keren (74,800) and Himora (46,100).

Asmara is 7.5 times higher than Keren, the runner-up.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.