Demographics of Puerto Rico - CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics

CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population: 3,725,789 (2010 U.S. Census)

Gender:

• Men: 1,785,171
• Women: 1,940,618

Age structure:
0–17 years: 24.2% (903,295)
18–24 years: 10.1% (375,175)
25-34 years: 13.2% (492,332)
35-49 years: 19.6% (731,514)
50-64 years: 18.3% (681,505)
65 years and over: 14.6% (541,998)

Population growth rate: 0.27% (2010 est.)

Birth rate: 11.42 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death rate: 7.82 deaths/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Sex ratio:
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 (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total 8.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male 9 deaths/1,000 live births
female 7.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.77 years
male: 75.15 years
female: 82.57 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.62 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Nationality:
noun: American (US citizens)
adjective: Puerto Rican

Ethnic Groups (2010):

• White 75.8%; (mostly Spanish origin)
• Black 12.4%;
• Asian 0.2%;
• Amerindian 0.5%;
• Mixed and Other 11.1%

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: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
female: 94.4% (2002 est.)