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Other pages in this profile of Puerto Rico:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
3,944,259 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure |
0-14 years: 21% (male 422,635/female 403,887) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 1,247,314/female 1,352,139) 65 years and over: 13.1% (male 223,508/female 294,776) (2007 est.) |
Median Age |
total: 35.1 years male: 33.4 years female: 36.8 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate |
0.393% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate |
12.79 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate |
7.78 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate |
-1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.046 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.922 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.758 male(s)/female total population: 0.923 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
total: 7.81 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.71 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 78.54 years male: 74.6 years female: 82.67 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
1.77 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
7,397 (1997) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
NA |
Nationality |
noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens) adjective: Puerto Rican |
Ethnic groups |
white (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9% |
Religions |
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15% |
Languages |
Spanish, English |
Literacy |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 93.9% female: 94.4% (2002 est.) |
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