| Population | 3,142,779 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens) adjective: Puerto Rican |
| Ethnic groups | White 75.8%, Black/African American 12.4%, other 8.5% (includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and others), mixed 3.3% (2010 est.) note: 99% of the population is Latino |
| Languages | Spanish, English major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15% |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.22% (male 231,406/female 222,061) 15-24 years: 12.78% (male 207,169/female 200,373) 25-54 years: 37.73% (male 573,114/female 630,276) 55-64 years: 13.5% (male 197,438/female 232,931) 65 years and over: 21.77% (male 297,749/female 396,551) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 57.7 youth dependency ratio: 24.8 elderly dependency ratio: 32.8 potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 43.6 years male: 41.6 years female: 45.3 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -1.46% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 7.9 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.53 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | population clusters tend to be found along the coast, the largest of these is found in and around San Juan; an exception to this is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is low |
| Urbanization | urban population: 93.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 2.445 million SAN JUAN (capital) (2021) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 21 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 6.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.47 years male: 78.23 years female: 84.89 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.23 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 97% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Physicians density | 3.06 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 97.2% of population unimproved: total: 2.8% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Education expenditures | 6.1% of GDP (2014) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.4% male: 92.4% female: 92.4% (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 18 years (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
