Puerto Rico: People

Population:

3,937,316 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  23.73% (male 478,441; female 455,800) 15-64 years:  65.72% (male 1,242,245; female 1,345,421) 65 years and over:  10.55% (male 177,083; female 238,326) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.54% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

15.26 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-2.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.74 male(s)/female total population:  0.93 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

9.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  75.76 years male:  71.28 years female:  80.48 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.9 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens) adjective:  Puerto Rican

Ethnic groups:

NA

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.)

Source: CIA World Factbook 2001
(In general, information available as of 1 January 2001 was used in the preparation of this edition.)

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