Eritrea People 1996

Population:

3,578,709 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

43% (female 763,416; male 774,922)

15-64 years:

54% (female 965,124; male 965,435)

65 years and over:

3% (female 52,950; male 56,862) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

9.04% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

44.34 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

15.67 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

note:

repatriation of up to a half million Eritrean refugees in Sudan is now underway; 100,000 are expected to return during 1995

Infant mortality rate:

120.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

50 years

male:

48.28 years

female:

51.78 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.53 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Eritrean(s)

adjective:

Eritrean

Ethnic divisions:

ethnic Tigrays 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%

Religions:

Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant

Languages:

Tigre and Kunama, Cushitic dialects, Tigre, Nora Bana, Arabic

Labor force:

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