Short facts about people of Eritrea

Population:

4,298,269 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  42.85% (male 922,691; female 918,916) 15-64 years:  53.87% (male 1,147,927; female 1,167,705) 65 years and over:  3.28% (male 71,232; female 69,798) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.84% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

42.52 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

12.07 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

7.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) note:  according to the UNHCR, about 150,000 Eritrean refugees in Sudan have registered for voluntary repatriation, following the restoration of diplomatic relations between Eritrea and Sudan in January 2000

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  1.02 male(s)/female total population:  0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

75.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  56.18 years male:  53.73 years female:  58.71 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.87 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

2.87% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Eritrean(s) adjective:  Eritrean

Ethnic groups:

ethnic Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%

Religions:

Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant

Languages:

Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages

Literacy:

definition:  NA total population:  25% male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook