Eritrea Statistics

Population	4.5 million
Population annual growth rate	3.1%
Urban population	20%
Major ethnic and linguistic groups	Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%, other 3%
Languages	Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
Religion	Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Life expectancy (at birth)	57 years
Infant mortality (under one)	48 per 1,000 live births
Under five mortality	74 per 1,000 live births
Maternal mortality rate	1000 per 100,000 live births
Adult HIV prevalence rate (ages 15-49)	2.4%
Percentage population with access to safe drinking water	60%
Adult literacy rate	-
Gross Domestic Product (US$ billions)	1.1
Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (US$)	200
Proportion of population living on below $1 a day	-

Source: World Bank, CIA World Factbook and Unicef's State of the World's Children 2008