Eritrea's People | 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 est.)

Median age: Total: 17.54 years male: 17.35 years female: 17.73 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.51% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 13.53 deaths/1,000 population (2005 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 (2005 est.)

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: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 74.87 deaths/1,000 live births male: 82.28 deaths/1,000 live births female: 67.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 58.47 years male: 56.96 years female: 60.02 years (2005 est.)

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.)

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.)

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