| Population : |
3,897,960 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 22.4% (male 446,474; female 426,585)
15-64 years: 65.4% (male 1,220,721; female 1,329,936)
65 years and over: 12.2% (male 205,933; female 268,311) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.49% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
14.1 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 8.37 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 77.49 years
male: 73.49 years
female: 81.68 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.91 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
7,397 (1997) |
| 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: 93.7%
female: 94.4% (2002) |
