Eritrea Demographics Profile 2000

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%