This is a list of cities and towns in Eritrea by population. It includes all settlements with a population of over 5,000.
| Cities in Eritrea | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | City | Population | Region | |||||
| 1984 Census | 2010 estimate | |||||||
| align=right | 1 | Asmara | align=right | 475,385 | align=right | 649,707 | Maekel | |
| align=right | 2 | align=right | 126,149 | align=right | 146,483 | Anseba | ||
| align=right | 3 | align=right | 52,531 | align=right | 64,889 | Gash-Barka | ||
| align=right | 4 | align=right | 22,184 | align=right | 63,492 | Debub | ||
| align=right | 5 | align=right | 15,948 | align=right | 47,482 | Gash-Barka | ||
| align=right | 6 | align=right | 31,037 | align=right | 39,656 | Southern Red Sea | ||
| align=right | 7 | align=right | 15,441 | align=right | 36,700 | Northern Red Sea | ||
| align=right | 8 | align=right | 14,465 | align=right | 34,589 | Debub | ||
| align=right | 9 | align=right | 14,019 | align=right | 31,831 | Debub | ||
| align=right | 10 | align=right | 17,290 | align=right | 31,000 | Debub | ||
| align=right | 11 | align=right | 13,328 | align=right | 27,656 | Debub | ||
| align=right | 12 | align=right | N/A | align=right | 20,222 | Northern Red Sea | ||
| align=right | 13 | align=right | 8,691 | align=right | 19,304 | Debub | ||
| align=right | 14 | align=right | 2,541 | align=right | 15,467 | Gash-Barka | ||
| align=right | 15 | align=right | N/A | align=right | 14,055 | Southern Red Sea | ||
| align=right | 16 | align=right | N/A | align=right | 12,855 | Southern Red Sea | ||
| align=right | 17 | align=right | 7,702 | align=right | 10,523 | Northern Red Sea | ||
| align=right | 18 | align=right | N/A | align=right | 9,542 | Southern Red Sea | ||
| align=right | 19 | align=right | N/A | align=right | 8,822 | Maekel | ||
| align=right | 20 | align=right | N/A | align=right | 8,727 | Maekel | ||