Demographics |
Eritrean
society is ethnically heterogeneous. The largest ethnic group
(nationality)
is the Tigrinya who compose up to 50% of the population, while
the Tigre make up another 31.4%. The balance of the Eritrean
population is made up by the smaller populations of Saho, Nara,
Hedareb/Beja, Afar, Bilen, Kunama, and the Rashaida. The dominant
religions are Christianity and Islam (predominantly Sunni
Islam), each group representing roughly 50% of the population. |
