| People | Puerto Rico |
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Population:
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3,958,128 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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447 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.5% (male 415,141/female 396,782)
15-64 years: 66% (male 1,254,416/female 1,358,229)
65 years and over: 13.5% (male 229,727/female 303,833) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 35.6 years
male: 33.8 years
female: 37.3 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.369% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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12.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.88 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.58 years
male: 74.64 years
female: 82.73 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.76 children born/woman (2008 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) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9% (2000 census) |
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.) |
People - note:
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void |
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