People of Eritrea

Population:
5,939,484 (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 107

Age structure:
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:
total: 18.7 yearsmale: 18.3 yearsfemale: 19.1 years (2011 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.472% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 28

Birth rate:
32.8 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 38

Death rate:
8.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 101

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 75

Urbanization:
urban population: 22% of total population (2010)rate of urbanization: 5.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population:
ASMARA (capital) 649,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/femaleunder 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/femaletotal population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 41.33 deaths/1,000 live birthscountry comparison to the world: 63 male: 46.77 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 35.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 62.52 yearscountry comparison to the world: 180 male: 60.4 yearsfemale: 64.69 years (2011 est.)

Total fertility rate:
4.48 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 34

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.8% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 57

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
25,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 73

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,700 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 55

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: highfood or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fevervectorborne disease: malaria (2009)

Nationality:
noun: Eritrean(s)adjective: Eritrean

Ethnic groups:
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:
Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant

Languages:
Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 58.6%male: 69.9%female: 47.6% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 5 yearsmale: 6 yearsfemale: 4 years (2009)

Education expenditures:
2% of GDP (2006)country comparison to the world: 168