Eritrea vs. Sudan
Demographics
| Eritrea | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,147,398 (July 2021 est.) | 46,751,152 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 38.23% (male 1,169,456/female 1,155,460) 15-24 years: 20.56% (male 622,172/female 627,858) 25-54 years: 33.42% (male 997,693/female 1,034,550) 55-64 years: 3.8% (male 105,092/female 125,735) 65 years and over: 4% (male 99,231/female 143,949) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 42.01% (male 9,726,937/female 9,414,988) 15-24 years: 20.94% (male 4,852,903/female 4,687,664) 25-54 years: 29.89% (male 6,633,567/female 6,986,241) 55-64 years: 4.13% (male 956,633/female 923,688) 65 years and over: 3.03% (male 729,214/female 649,721) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 20.3 years male: 19.7 years female: 20.8 years (2020 est.) | total: 18.3 years male: 18.1 years female: 18.5 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.98% (2021 est.) | 2.55% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 27.41 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 33.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 6.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -10.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 42.39 deaths/1,000 live births male: 49.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 35.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 43.15 deaths/1,000 live births male: 48.66 deaths/1,000 live births female: 37.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 66.51 years male: 63.92 years female: 69.18 years (2021 est.) | total population: 66.79 years male: 64.58 years female: 69.11 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.65 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 4.66 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.5% (2020 est.) | 0.2% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Eritrean(s) adjective: Eritrean | noun: Sudanese (singular and plural) adjective: Sudanese |
| Ethnic groups | Tigrinya 55%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Kunama 2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other (Afar, Beni Amir, Nera) 5% (2010 est.) note: data represent Eritrea's nine recognized ethnic groups | unspecified Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 13,000 (2020 est.) | 49,000 (2020 est.) |
| Religions | Sunni Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant | Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <500 (2020 est.) | 2,300 (2020 est.) |
| Languages | Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages | Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 76.6% male: 84.4% female: 68.9% (2018) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 60.7% male: 65.4% female: 56.1% (2018) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever | degree of risk: very high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and Rift Valley fever water contact diseases: schistosomiasis animal contact diseases: rabies respiratory diseases: meningococcal meningitis |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 8 years male: 8 years female: 7 years (2015) | total: 8 years male: 8 years female: 7 years (2015) |
| Education expenditures | NA | NA |
| Urbanization | urban population: 42% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 3.67% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 35.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 73.2% of population rural: 53.3% of population total: 57.8% of population unimproved: urban: 26.8% of population rural: 46.7% of population total: 42.2% of population (2015 est.) | improved: urban: 99% of population rural: 80.7% of population total: 87% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 19.3% of population total: 13% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 44.5% of population rural: 7.3% of population total: 15.7% of population unimproved: urban: 55.5% of population rural: 92.7% of population total: 84.3% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 72.1% of population rural: 30.6% of population total: 44.9% of population unimproved: urban: 27.9% of population rural: 69.4% of population total: 55.1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 998,000 ASMARA (capital) (2021) | 5.989 million KHARTOUM (capital), 967,000 Nyala (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 480 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 295 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 39.4% (2010) | 33% (2014) |
| Health expenditures | 4.1% (2018) | 4.5% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2016) | 0.26 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011) | 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 5% (2016) | 6.6% (2014) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 8.4% (2010) | 12.2% (2014) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 83.9 youth dependency ratio: 75.6 elderly dependency ratio: 8.3 potential support ratio: 12.1 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 76.9 youth dependency ratio: 70.4 elderly dependency ratio: 6.5 potential support ratio: 15.4 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
