Population:
3,885,877 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.9% (male 454,908; female 434,555)
15-64 years: 65.2% (male 1,212,764; female 1,322,356)
65 years and over: 11.9% (male 200,669; female 260,625) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 33.3 years
male: 31.6 years
female: 34.9 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
0.58% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
15 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
7.68 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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 (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.26 years
male: 73.27 years
female: 81.44 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.02 children born/woman (2003 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:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.8%
male: 93.7%
female: 94% (2001)