Eritrea - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Eritrea. Strategic geopolitical position along world's busiest shipping lanes. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Density is highest in the center of the country, in and around the cities of Asmara (capital) and Keren; smaller settlements exist in the north and south, as shown in this population distribution map
People and Society
In Eritrea, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Tigrinya 50%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Afar 4%, Kunama 4%, Bilen 3%, Hedareb/Beja 2%, Nara 2%, Rashaida 1% (2021 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 1.16% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 25.92 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.43 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 1 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.35 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 1.65 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Eritrean | Eritrean(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 35.7% (male 1,138,382/female 1,123,925) |
| 15-64 years | 60.3% (male 1,882,547/female 1,944,266) |
| 65 years and over | 4% (2024 est.) (male 101,504/female 153,332) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 64.2 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 57.6 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 6.6 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 15.1 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 21.7 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 20.8 years |
| Female | 21.8 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 43.3% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 3.67% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.073 million ASMARA (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.01 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.97 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.66 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.97 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 39 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 46.6 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 32.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 67.5 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 64.9 years |
| Female | 70.2 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 0.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0.42 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.51 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 7.5% (2020 est.) |
| Male | 14.7% (2020 est.) |
| Female | 0.2% (2020 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
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