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| Population: |
3,937,316 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
23.73% (male 478,441; female 455,800)
15-64 years:
65.72% (male 1,242,245; female 1,345,421)
65 years and over:
10.55% (male 177,083; female 238,326) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.54% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
15.26 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-2.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.74 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
9.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
75.76 years
male:
71.28 years
female:
80.48 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.9 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA%
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective:
Puerto Rican
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| Ethnic groups: |
white (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
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| Languages: |
Spanish, English
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
89%
male:
90%
female:
88% (1980 est.)
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