People Of Eritrea

Population	4,447,307 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 44.8% (male 998,404; female 993,349) 15-64 years: 51.9% (male 1,140,892; female 1,166,481) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 72,776; female 75,405) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 17.5 years male: 17.3 years female: 17.7 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	2.57% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	39.03 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	13.36 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	0 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 (2004 est.)
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: 0.97 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 75.59 deaths/1,000 live births female: 67.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 83.03 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 52.7 years male: 51.32 years female: 54.12 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	5.67 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	2.7% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	60,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	6,300 (2003 est.)
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, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
Literacy	conventional long form: State of Eritrea conventional short form: Eritrea local long form: Hagere Ertra former: Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia local short form: Ertra

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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