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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)

Languages:
Spanish, English

Religions:
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%

Population:
3,998,905 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.8% (male 383,748/female 367,484)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 66.1% (male 1,270,557/female 1,366,417)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 15.1% (male 258,570/female 342,357) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 37.3 years
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male: 35.5 years
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female: 39 years (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate:
0.236% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
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Birth rate:
11.26 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
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Death rate:
8.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
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Net migration rate:
-0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
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Urbanization:
urban population: 99% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major cities - population:
SAN JUAN (capital) 2.73 million (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
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total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
18 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 129
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.9 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 159
male: 8.67 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 7.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.07 years
country comparison to the world: 44
male: 75.47 years
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female: 82.84 years (2012 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
1.63 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
7,397 (1997)
country comparison to the world: 110
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Education expenditures:
NA

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
NA

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total: 25.5%
country comparison to the world: 26
male: 28.6%
female: 22% (2009)