People of Eritrea
| Population: | 4,906,585 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 43.5% (male 1,073,404/female 1,060,674) 15-64 years: 52.9% (male 1,286,613/female 1,310,294) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 85,052/female 90,548) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 17.9 years male: 17.7 years female: 18.2 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.461% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 33.97 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: | 9.36 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.012 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.939 male(s)/female total population: 0.993 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 45.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 51.05 deaths/1,000 live births female: 39.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 59.55 years male: 57.88 years female: 61.28 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.96 children born/woman (2007 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.) |
| Major infectious diseases: | degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations (2007) |
| Nationality: | noun: Eritrean(s) adjective: Eritrean |
| Ethnic groups: | 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: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58.6% male: 69.9% female: 47.6% (2003 est.) |