Puerto Rico People - 2024

Population

3,057,311 (2023 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.

Spanish audio sample:

Religions

Roman Catholic 56%, Protestant 33% (largely Pentecostal), other 2%, atheist 1%, none 7% (2014 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 12.84% (male 199,933/female 192,690)

15-64 years: 62.98% (male 921,003/female 1,004,395)

65 years and over: 24.18% (2023 est.) (male 317,522/female 421,768)

2023 population pyramid:

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: 45.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 43.6 years

female: 47.2 years

Population growth rate

-1.29% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

7.8 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

10 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-10.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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 (2023)

rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

2.440 million SAN JUAN (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

34 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 5.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 81.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 78.7 years

female: 85.3 years

Total fertility rate

1.25 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.61 (2023 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.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

37.4% (2023 est.)

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% (2021)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 16 years

male: 15 years

female: 18 years (2018)