Massawa has a population of 23,100, making it the 4th largest place we list in Eritrea. It is in Northern Red Sea.
Massawa holds 0.63% of Eritrea's 3,682,669 people. Asmara, the largest place we list there, is 24 times its size.
23,100
population
#4
in Eritrea
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Asmara | Maekel | 563,930 |
| Keren | Anseba | 74,800 |
| Himora | Gash-Barka | 46,100 |
| Assab | Southern Red Sea | 21,300 |
| Mendefera | Debub | 17,781 |
| Barentu | Gash-Barka | 15,891 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.