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| Population: |
4,298,269 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
42.85% (male 922,691; female 918,916)
15-64 years:
53.87% (male 1,147,927; female 1,167,705)
65 years and over:
3.28% (male 71,232; female 69,798) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3.84% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
42.52 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
12.07 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
7.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
note:
according to the UNHCR, about 150,000 Eritrean refugees in Sudan have registered for voluntary repatriation, following the restoration of diplomatic relations between Eritrea and Sudan in January 2000
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.02 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
75.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
56.18 years
male:
53.73 years
female:
58.71 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
5.87 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
2.87% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Eritrean(s)
adjective:
Eritrean
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| Ethnic groups: |
ethnic Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%
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| Religions: |
Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
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| Languages: |
Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
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| Literacy: |
definition:
NA
total population:
25%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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