Eritrea People - 2004

Population:
4,447,307 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.8% (male 998,404; female 993,349)
15-64 years: 51.9% (male 1,140,892; female 1,166,481)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 72,776; female 75,405) (2004 est.)

Median age:
total: 17.5 years
male: 17.3 years
female: 17.7 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.57% (2004 est.)

Birth rate:
39.03 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:
13.36 deaths/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.)

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: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 75.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 67.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 83.03 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 52.7 years
male: 51.32 years
female: 54.12 years (2004 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
5.67 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
2.8% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
55,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
350 (2001 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