Nationality:
noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective:
Puerto Rican
Ethnic groups:
white 75.8%, black/African American 12.4%, other 8.5% (includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and others), mixed 3.3%
note:
99% of the population is Latino (2010 est.)
Languages:
Spanish, English
Religions:
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
Population: Age structure:
Dependency ratios:
Median age:
Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization:
Major urban areas - population: Sex ratio:
Maternal mortality rate: Infant mortality rate:
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: Contraceptive prevalence rate: Drinking water source:
Sanitation facility access:
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Education expenditures: Literacy:
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
3,620,897 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years:
18.1% (male 335,142/female 319,765)
15-24 years:
14.5% (male 267,596/female 256,487)
25-54 years:
38.5% (male 665,092/female 727,412)
55-64 years:
12% (male 197,256/female 238,139)
65 years and over:
16.4% (male 265,674/female 348,334) (2014 est.)
population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio:
50.1 %
youth dependency ratio:
28.8 %
elderly dependency ratio:
21.3 %
potential support ratio:
4.7 (2014 est.)
total:
38.7 years
male:
36.8 years
female:
40.5 years (2014 est.)
-0.65% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 227
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
10.9 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
8.51 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-8.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population:
98.9% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization:
0.06% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
SAN JUAN (capital) 2.475 million (2011)
at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
0-14 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
55-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
20 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
total:
7.73 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 158
male:
8.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
total population:
79.09 years
country comparison to the world: 48
male:
75.46 years
female:
82.8 years (2014 est.)
1.64 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
84.1%
note:
percent of women aged 18-44 (2002)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 93.6% of population
rural: 93.6% of population
total: 93.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.4% of population
rural: 6.4% of population
total: 6.4% of population (2001 est.)
improved:
urban: 99.3% of population
rural: 99.3% of population
total: 99.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.7% of population
rural: 0.7% of population
total: 0.7% of population (2012 est.)
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
NA
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
90.3%
male:
89.7%
female:
90.9% (2011 est.)
total:
16 years
male:
14 years
female:
17 years (2011)
total:
26.6%
country comparison to the world: 35
male:
28.9%
female:
23.1% (2012)