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Age structure:
0-14 years:
24% (male 480,100; female 457,684)
15-64 years:
66% (male 1,234,065; female 1,336,848)
65 years and over:
10% (male 174,383; female 232,718) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.56% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 15.47 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 7.74 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 9.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
75.55 years
male:
71.05 years
female:
80.3 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.9 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective:
Puerto Rican
Ethnic groups: Do to rescent researching puerto ricos ethnic make up is not sure, but an assumption states that most of the islanders are mulatos with indian bloodlines. the rest of the population is made up by Europeans,Africans,meztizos,mulatos,ad asians.
See also: Chinese Puerto Rican
Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%(many catholics also practice santeria)
Languages: Spanish (main language), English
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
89%
male:
90%
female:
88% (1980 est.)