Puerto Rico Demographics Profile 2009

Population

3,971,020 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.9% (male 404,635/female 386,733)
15-64 years: 66% (male 1,260,114/female 1,361,193)
65 years and over: 14.1% (male 240,318/female 318,027) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 36.2 years
male: 34.5 years
female: 37.9 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.34% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

12.12 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

7.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 98% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 8.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.53 years
male: 74.85 years
female: 82.39 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.71 children born/woman (2009 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) 76.2%, black 6.9%, Asian 0.3%, Amerindian 0.2%, mixed 4.4%, other 12% (2007)

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.)

Education expenditures

NA