| People | Puerto Rico |
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Population:
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3,971,020 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 98% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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448 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.9% (male 404,635/female 386,733)
15-64 years: 66% (male 1,260,114/female 1,361,193)
65 years and over: 14.1% (male 240,318/female 318,027) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 36.2 years
male: 34.5 years
female: 37.9 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.34% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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12.12 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.88 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.53 years
male: 74.85 years
female: 82.39 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.71 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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7,397 (1997) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective: Puerto Rican |
Ethnic groups:
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white (mostly Spanish origin) 76.2%, black 6.9%, Asian 0.3%, Amerindian 0.2%, mixed 4.4%, other 12% (2007) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15% |
Languages:
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Spanish, English |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
female: 94.4% (2002 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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void |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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