| 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.) |
| Median age |
total: 33.8 years
male: 32.1 years
female: 35.4 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
0.49% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
14.1 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
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 |
total: 8.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 77.49 years
male: 73.49 years
female: 81.68 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
1.91 children born/woman (2004 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 |
conventional long form: commonwealth of puerto rico
conventional short form: puerto rico |