How many Beja are there?

 Beja crowd in Sinkat, at visit by a politician.

The vast majority of Beja live in Sudan. Some live in southern Egypt, while others live in Eritrea. We've found three sources of information that give a breakdown of the numbers of people who are part of the Beja confederation.

A census of Sudan was completed in 1956.

ALL BEJA [Sudan only] 645,703

Arnarar 97,651
Bisharin 68,588
Hadendowa 259,594
Bani Amer 100,654
Other Beja 34,175
Beja-Group Unknown  73,233

http://ir.minpaku.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10502/699/1/SES35_005.pdf


Researcher Orville Jenkins compiled numbers based on information from 1996.

107,000 in Eritrea,
99,000 in Eritrea [who speak Tigre]
60,000 in Egypt 
2,134,000 in Sudan.
2,540,315 Total Beja

The Beja People of Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt


Modern statistics from Christian researchers in the USA offer the following

All Beja            2,295,000

Beja in Egypt         81,000

All Beja in Sudan    1,995,000

       Beja Bisharin  Sudan      31,000

       Beja Hadendowa Sudan  63,000

 Beja Hedareb in Eritrea 219,000

Joshua project statistics.

Have you come across any other population lists?