Puerto Rico People:
Population:
3,916,632 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22% (male:441,594; female:421,986)
15-64 years: 65.5% (male:1,228,583; female:1,337,066)
65 years and over: 12.4% (male:211,283; female:276,120) (2005)
Median age:
total: 34.23 years
male: 32.5 years
female: 35.87 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.47% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
13.93 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
7.86 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.38 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.24 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 9.52 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 6.9 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 77.62 years (2005 est.)
male: 73.67 years
female: 81.77 years
Total fertility rate:
1.91 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
7,397 (1997 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective: Puerto Rican
Ethnic groups:
white 80.5% (mostly Spanish origin), 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)
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