Puerto Rico People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
3,098,423 (2022 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 56%, Protestant 33% (largely Pentecostal), other 2%, atheist 1%, none 7% (2014 est.)
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: 56.3
youth dependency ratio: 21.3
elderly dependency ratio: 34.9
potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 43.6 years
male: 41.6 years
female: 45.3 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-1.38% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
7.87 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
9.76 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-11.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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 (2022)
rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
2.443 million SAN JUAN (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
21 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 6.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81.68 years
male: 78.47 years
female: 85.08 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.24 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
N/A
Physicians density
3.06 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
3.6% of GDP (2021 est.)
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)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 26.6%
male: 28.9%
female: 23.1% (2012 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Puerto Rico on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Puerto Rico 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Puerto Rico 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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