| Population: |
4,906,585 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 43.5% (male 1,073,404/female 1,060,674)
15-64 years: 52.9% (male 1,286,613/female 1,310,294)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 85,052/female 90,548) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.461% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
33.97 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
9.36 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.012 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.939 male(s)/female
total population: 0.993 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 45.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 51.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 39.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 59.55 years
male: 57.88 years
female: 61.28 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
4.96 children born/woman (2007 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 (2007) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean |
| Ethnic groups: |
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: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: 47.6% (2003 est.) |
