Population 3,857,070 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 24% (male 483,268; female 461,632)
15-64 years: 65% (male 1,206,385; female 1,310,406)
65 years and over: 11% (male 171,889; female 223,490) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 0.68% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 16.7 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 8.08 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -1.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 12.09 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.2 years
male: 69.58 years
female: 79.11 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.03 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective: Puerto Rican

Ethnic groups Hispanic

Religions Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant denominations 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 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Puerto Rico People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Puerto Rico People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.