| People | Eritrea |
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Population:
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5,939,484 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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59 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 22% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 5.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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ASMARA (capital) 649,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 42.1% (male 1,256,384/female 1,244,569)
15-64 years: 54.3% (male 1,580,535/female 1,641,911)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 96,627/female 119,458) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 18.7 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.1 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.472% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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32.8 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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280 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 41.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 46.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 62.52 years
male: 60.4 years
female: 64.69 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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4.48 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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7% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2004) |
Hospital bed density:
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1.15 beds/1,000 population (2006) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 74% of population
rural: 57% of population
total: 61% of population
unimproved:
urban: 26% of population
rural: 43% of population
total: 39% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 52% of population
rural: 4% of population
total: 14% of population
unimproved:
urban: 48% of population
rural: 96% of population
total: 86% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.8% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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25,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,700 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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34.5% (2002) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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3.3% (2004) |
Nationality:
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noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean |
Ethnic groups:
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nine recognized ethnic groups: Tigrinya 55%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Kunama 2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other (Afar, Beni Amir, Nera) 5% (2010 est.) |
Religions:
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Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
Languages:
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Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: 47.6% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 5 years
male: 6 years
female: 4 years (2009) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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void |
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