| People | Eritrea |
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Population:
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5,028,475 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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42 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 42.9% (male 1,085,116/female 1,072,262)
15-64 years: 53.5% (male 1,332,349/female 1,355,494)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 88,068/female 95,186) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 18.1 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 18.3 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.447% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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33.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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9.15 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 44.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 49.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 38.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 60.05 years
male: 58.29 years
female: 61.87 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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4.84 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
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 (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.7% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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60,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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6,300 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean |
Ethnic groups:
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Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%, other 3% |
Religions:
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Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
Languages:
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Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, 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.) |
People - note:
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