Population: 4,135,933 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 888,573; female 883,939)
15-64 years:
54% (male 1,104,082; female 1,122,683)
65 years and over:
3% (male 69,518; female 67,138) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.86% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 42.71 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 12.3 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate:
8.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.04 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 76.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
55.79 years
male:
53.36 years
female:
58.29 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.93 children born/woman (2000 est.)
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%