| People | Puerto Rico |
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Population:
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3,989,133 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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450 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 99% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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SAN JUAN (capital) 2.73 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18.8% (male 383,748/female 367,484)
15-64 years: 66.1% (male 1,270,557/female 1,366,417)
65 years and over: 15.1% (male 258,570/female 342,357) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 37.3 years
male: 35.5 years
female: 39 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.254% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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11.35 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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18 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.92 years
male: 75.31 years
female: 82.71 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.62 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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void |
Physicians density:
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void |
Hospital bed density:
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void |
Drinking water source:
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void |
Sanitation facility access:
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void |
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 |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
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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NA |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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