Eritrea Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Centralized, at the Ministry of Local Government in Asmara, with branch offices at the regional level.^[1]

Ministry of Local Government
PO Box 242
Asmara, Eritrea

Telephone: +291 1 128 058
Email: shabait.com/contact-us

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Eritrea has nine major ethnic groups:
-Tigrinya, about 50% of population, mostly Christian, some Muslim
-Tigre, about 30% of the population, mostly Muslim
-Afar, about 5%, Muslim
-Saho, about 5%, mostly Muslim
-Hedareb, about 2.5%, Muslim
-Bilen, about 2%, about half Muslim and half Christian
-Rashaida, about 0.5%, Muslim^[2]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

The legal age for males and females is 18 years old.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

About the child:

Name
Date of birth
Date of registration
Place of occurrence
Place of registration
Type of birth (single, twin, triplet and so forth)
Gender

About the mother:

Date of birth or age
Marital status
Place of usual residence
Place/country of birth
Date of marriage

About the father:

Date of birth or age
Marital status
Place of usual residence^[1]

Civil registration office, Place of birth

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Eritrea, accessed 7 September 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."
↑ European Asylum Support Office (EASO) Country of Origin Information, Eritrea Country Focus, (PDF), May 2015, (accessed 31 October 2021).

[Unicef_Eritrea-1] 1.0 ^1.1 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Eritrea, accessed 7 September 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."

[2] European Asylum Support Office (EASO) Country of Origin Information, Eritrea Country Focus, (PDF), May 2015, (accessed 31 October 2021).

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