Demographics of Puerto Rico (original) (raw)

Natives of Puerto Rico are referred to as:

**Population:**3,915,798 (July 2000 est.)

Age structure:
_0-14 years:_24% (male 480,100; female 457,684)
_15-64 years:_66% (male 1,234,065; female 1,336,848)
_65 years and over:_10% (male 174,383; female 232,718) (2000 est.)

**Population growth rate:**0.56% (2000 est.)

**Birth rate:**15.47 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

**Death rate:**7.74 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

**Net migration rate:**-2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:_0.75 male(s)/female
_total population:_0.93 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

**Infant mortality rate:**9.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
_total population:_75.55 years
_male:_71.05 years
_female:_80.3 years (2000 est.)

**Total fertility rate:**1.9 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Nationality:
_noun:_Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
_adjective:_Puerto Rican

**Ethnic groups:**Whites: 80.5%, Blacks: 8%, Asians: 0.4%, Mixed and other: 11.3%

See also: Chinese Puerto Rican

**Religions:**Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%

**Languages:**Spanish (main language), English

Literacy:
_definition:_age 15 and over can read and write
_total population:_89%
_male:_90%
_female:_88% (1980 est.)

See also : Puerto Rico