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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:
3,690,923 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.8% (male 355,029/female 338,257)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 14.7% (male 274,823/female 267,120)
25-54 years: 38.8% (male 681,049/female 750,218)
55-64 years: 11.9% (male 200,180/female 239,974)
65 years and over: 15.8% (male 254,029/female 330,244) (2012 est.)

Median age:
total: 37.8 years
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male: 36 years
female: 39.5 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.44% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 218
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Birth rate:
11.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
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Death rate:
8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
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Net migration rate:
-0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
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Urbanization:
urban population: 99% of total population (2010)
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rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

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
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
20 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 138
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 157
male: 8.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.07 years
country comparison to the world: 44
male: 75.47 years
female: 82.84 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.64 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
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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
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Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
female: 94.4% (2002 est.) youth ages 15-24:, youth ages 15-24:
total: 25.5%
country comparison to the world: 26
male: 28.6%
female: 22% (2009)