People of Puerto Rico
| Population: | 3,944,259 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 21% (male 422,635/female 403,887) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 1,247,314/female 1,352,139) 65 years and over: 13.1% (male 223,508/female 294,776) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 35.1 years male: 33.4 years female: 36.8 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 0.393% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 12.79 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: | 7.78 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | -1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.046 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.922 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.758 male(s)/female total population: 0.923 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 7.81 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.71 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 78.54 years male: 74.6 years female: 82.67 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 1.77 children born/woman (2007 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.) |