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Population:
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3,897,960 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.4% (male 446,474; female 426,585)
15-64 years: 65.4% (male 1,220,721; female 1,329,936)
65 years and over: 12.2% (male 205,933; female 268,311) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 33.8 years
male: 32.1 years
female: 35.4 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.49% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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14.1 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.49 years
male: 73.49 years
female: 81.68 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.91 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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7,397 (1997)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective: Puerto Rican
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Ethnic groups:
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white (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
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Languages:
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Spanish, English
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.7%
female: 94.4% (2002)
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