Eritrea Demographics Profile 2002

Population

4,465,651 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 42.9% (male 958,564; female 955,625)
15-64 years: 53.9% (male 1,192,454; female 1,213,313)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 73,017; female 72,678) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate

3.8% (2002 est.)

Birth rate

42.25 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate

11.82 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate

7.61 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 (2002 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: 1 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate

73.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 56.57 years
male: 54.09 years
female: 59.13 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.8 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

2.87% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

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, Amharic, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages

Literacy

definition: NA
total population: 25%
male: NA%
female: NA%