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
female: 59.13 years (2002 est.)
male: 54.09 years

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%

NOTE: The information regarding Eritrea on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Eritrea People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Eritrea People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.