Puerto Rico Demographics Profile 2008

Population

3,958,128 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

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

total: 35.6 years
male: 33.8 years
female: 37.3 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.369% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

12.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

7.88 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

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

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

total population: 78.58 years
male: 74.64 years
female: 82.73 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.76 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

7,397 (1997)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective: Puerto Rican

Ethnic groups

white (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9%

Religions

Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%

Languages

Spanish, English

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
female: 94.4% (2002 est.)