Population: 3 842 436 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43% (male 826 686; female 818 323)
15-64 years: 54% (male 1 026 922; female 1 042 156)
65 years and over: 3% (male 66 222; female 62 127) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.39% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 42.52 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 12.57 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 3.9 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
note: it is estimated that between 200 000 and 350 000 Eritrean refugees were still living in Sudan in mid-1997
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 78.51 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 55.31 years
male: 53.19 years
female: 57.51 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.99 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean
Ethnic groups: ethnic Tigrinya 50% Tigre and Kunama 40% Afar 4% Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%
Religions: Muslim Coptic Christian Roman Catholic Protestant
Languages: Afar Amharic Arabic Tigre and Kunama Tigrinya minor ethnic group languages
Literacy: NA