Eritrea Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
Centralized, at the Ministry of Local Government in Asmara, with branch offices at the regional level.

Ministry of Local Government PO Box 242 Asmara, Eritrea

Telephone: +291 1 128 058 Email: [mailto:https://shabait.com/contact-us/ shabait.com/contact-us]

Historical Background
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 EASO Country of Origin Information, Eritrea, (accessed 31 October 2021).]

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

Birth Records
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

Civil registration office, Place of birth