Population:
3,915,798 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
24% (male 480,100; female 457,684)
15-64 years:
66% (male 1,234,065; female 1,336,848)
65 years and over:
10% (male 174,383; female 232,718) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.56% (2000 est.)
Birth rate:
15.47 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate:
7.74 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
9.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
75.55 years
male:
71.05 years
female:
80.3 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.9 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective:
Puerto Rican
Ethnic groups:
Whites: 80.5%, Blacks: 8%, Asians: 0.4%, Mixed and other: 11.3%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
Languages:
Spanish, English
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
89%
male:
90%
female:
88% (1980 est.)
- See also : Puerto Rico
