Eritrea People:
Population:
4,561,599 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.8% (male:1,023,898; female:1,019,389)
15-64 years: 51.9% (male:1,170,823; female:1,194,741)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male:74,312; female:78,436) (2005)
Median age:
total: 17.54 years
male: 17.35 years
female: 17.73 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.51% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
38.62 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
13.53 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
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 (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 74.87 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 67.24 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 82.28 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 52.16 years (2005 est.)
male: 51.14 years
female: 53.22 years
Total fertility rate:
5.61 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
2.7% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
60,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
6,300 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations (2004)
Nationality:
noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean
Ethnic groups:
ethnic Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho 3% (Red Sea coast dwellers), 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)
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