What is the population of Asmara?
Asmara has a city population of 563,930. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Eritrea · Africa
Asmara
Maekel · Eritrea
City population
563,930
#1
in Eritrea
#990
worldwide
15.338, 38.932
About Asmara
Eritrea's capital and largest city by a wide margin, this settlement of 563,930 accounts for 15.6% of the national population. It sits at 2,334 m elevation in the Maekel region, 52 km from Mendefera, 65 km from Massawa, and 71 km from Keren.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Maekel
Capital
National capital
Elevation
2,334 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Asmara
Coordinates
15.338, 38.932
Record updated
2021-03-10
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 7 in EritreaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Asmara | 564K |
Asmara Population FAQ
Where is Asmara?
Asmara is in Maekel, Eritrea. Its coordinates are 15.338, 38.932.
How big is Asmara compared with other cities in Eritrea?
It is the 1st largest of the 7 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Eritrea, holding 15.6% of the national population.