Population 3,957,988 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 23.5% (male 476,726; female 453,782)
15-64 years: 65.8% (male 1,249,850; female 1,353,438)
65 years and over: 10.7% (male 180,053; female 244,139) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.51% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 15.04 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 7.82 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -2.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.96 years
female: 80.66 years (2002 est.)
male: 71.5 years

Total fertility rate 1.9 children born/woman (2002 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: 89%
male: 90%
female: 88% (1980 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Puerto Rico on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Puerto Rico People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Puerto Rico People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.