| Population : |
4,447,307 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 44.8% (male 998,404; female 993,349)
15-64 years: 51.9% (male 1,140,892; female 1,166,481)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 72,776; female 75,405) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
2.57% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
39.03 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
13.36 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: UNHCR began repatriating about 150,000 Eritrean refugees from Sudan in 2001 following the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2000 (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 75.59 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 52.7 years
male: 51.32 years
female: 54.12 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
5.67 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
2.7% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
60,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
6,300 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean |
| Ethnic Groups : |
ethnic Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%, other 3% |
| Religions : |
Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
| Languages : |
Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages |
| Literacy : |
definition: NA
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: 47.6% (2003 est.) |
