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Puerto Rico Demographics Profile

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Population3,142,779 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)

adjective: Puerto Rican
Ethnic groupsWhite 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% (2010 est.)

note: 99% of the population is Latino
LanguagesSpanish, English

major-language sample(s):
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ReligionsRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
Age structure0-14 years: 14.22% (male 231,406/female 222,061)

15-24 years: 12.78% (male 207,169/female 200,373)

25-54 years: 37.73% (male 573,114/female 630,276)

55-64 years: 13.5% (male 197,438/female 232,931)

65 years and over: 21.77% (male 297,749/female 396,551) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 57.7

youth dependency ratio: 24.8

elderly dependency ratio: 32.8

potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 43.6 years

male: 41.6 years

female: 45.3 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-1.46% (2021 est.)
Birth rate7.9 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate9.53 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionpopulation clusters tend to be found along the coast, the largest of these is found in and around San Juan; an exception to this is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is low
Urbanizationurban population: 93.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major cities - population2.445 million SAN JUAN (capital) (2021)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.91 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality rate21 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 6.16 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 6.73 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 81.47 years

male: 78.23 years

female: 84.89 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.23 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: total: 97% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Physicians density3.06 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: total: 97.2% of population

unimproved: total: 2.8% of population (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA
HIV/AIDS - deathsNA
Education expenditures6.1% of GDP (2014)
Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 92.4%

male: 92.4%

female: 92.4% (2017)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 16 years

male: 15 years

female: 18 years (2018)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021