Demographics of Eritrea
The demographic data of Eritrea can not be determined exactly because the Eritrean government uses them politically to represent a balance primarily between religions.
Eritreans together with the inhabitants of Ethiopia, a cultural unit, see Habesha. Eritrea has about 6,000,000 inhabitants. For years, many refugees to leave the country and it always comes back to famines. For these reasons, the numbers can only be estimated.
Total population
According to estimates by the CIA World Factbook, the population in 2012 is 6,086,495.
- Age structure 0-14 years: 42.1% (male 1,244,569 1.256.384/weiblich )
- 15-64 years: 54.3 % (male 1,641,911 1.580.535/weiblich )
- 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 96.627/weiblich 119 458 ) (2011 est.)
Statistics
- Growth rate: 2.418 % (2012 est.)
- Birth rate: 32.1 Geburten/1.000 population (2012 est.)
- Mortality rate: 7.92 Tode/1.000 population (2012 est.)
- Net migration rate: 0 Migranten/1.000 population (2012 est.) Note: no data available
- Birth: 1:03 male / female
- Under 15 years: 1:01 male / female
- 15-64 years: 0.96 male / female
- 65 years and over: 0.79 male / female
- Total population: 0.98 male / female (2012 est.)
- Total population: 62.86 years
- Male 60.73 years (2012 est.)
- Female: 65.06 years (2012 est.)
Nationality
- Name: Eritreans
- Adjective: Eritrean
Ethnic Groups
Religions
Muslims ( Sunnis ) and Eritrean Christians ( Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Protestants, Catholics ).
Languages
Tigrinya, Tigray, Afar, Saho, Kunama, Beja, Bilen, Nara and Arabic as well as English as a second language. Italian is understood sporadically.
Alphabetization
- Definition: 15 years old and older people can read and write.
- Total population: 58.6 %
- Men: 69.9 %
- Women: 47.6 % (2003 est.)