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CURRENT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA (2006) Population: 4,786,994 (July 2006 est.) Age structure: ''0-14 years:'' 44% (male 1,059,458; female 1,046,955) ''15-64 years:'' 52.5% (male 1,244,153; female 1,268,189) ''65 years and over:'' 3.5% (male 82,112; female 86,127) (2006 est.) Population Growth Rate : 2.47% (2006 est.) Birth Rate : 34.33 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) Death rate: 9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) Net Migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) 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:'' 0.95 male(s)/female ''total population:'' 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.) Infant mortality rate: 46.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) Life expectancy at birth: ''total population:'' 59.03 years ''male:'' 57.44 years ''female:'' 60.66 years (2006 est.) Total Fertility rate: 5.08 children born/woman (2006 est.) Nationality : ''noun:'' Eritrean(s) ''adjective:'' Eritrean Ethnic groups: There are 9 ethnic groups: Afar , Bilen , Beja ( Hedareb ), Kunama , Nara (also called Baria), Rashaida , Saho , Tigre and Tigrinya . Tigrinya: 50%, Tigre and Kunama: 40%, Afar: 4%, Saho: 3% Religions: Muslim , Coptic Christian , Roman Catholic , Protestant Languages: Afar , Arabic (spoken by the Rashaida), Beja (spoken by the Hedareb), Blin , Kunama, Nara, Saho , Tigre , Tigrinya , English as a second language. Tigrinya and Arabic are the foremost second languages. Literacy : ''definition:'' age 15 and over can read and write ''total population:'' 58.6% ''male:'' 69.9% ''female:'' 47.6% (2003 est.) REFERENCE See also: EXTERNAL LINKS |
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