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Puerto Rico People 1996

Population:

3,812,569 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

25% (female 466,596; male 489,127)

15-64 years:

65% (female 1,274,765; male 1,195,785)

65 years and over:

10% (female 213,716; male 172,580) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.16% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

15.92 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

7.47 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-6.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

12.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

75.1 years

male:

70.78 years

female:

79.66 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.98 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)

adjective:

Puerto Rican

Ethnic divisions:

Hispanic

Religions:

Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant denominations and other 15%

Languages:

Spanish, English

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1980)

total population:

89%

male:

90%

female:

88%

Labor force:

1.2 million (1993)

by occupation:

government 22%, manufacturing 17%, trade 20%, construction 6%, communications and transportation 5%, other 30% (1993)

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