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Puerto Rico Demographics

What is the population of Puerto Rico?

Population 3,189,068
Population Growth Rate -0.47%
Urban Population 98.900000
Population in Major Urban Areas SAN JUAN (capital) 2.475 million
Nationality Noun Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
Ethnic Groups white (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9%

Puerto Rico Learning

What is school like in Puerto Rico?

Education Culture

Education is a high priority in Puerto Rico. Today, the literacy rate is about 90 percent. Children are required to attend school between the ages of five and seventeen. There are three levels of schooling. The primary level included kindergarten, plus six grades, and the middle and high levels each had three grades. Education for all children began in Puerto Rico when the United States took over the government from the Spanish. Puerto Rico’s Department of Education administers the island’s school system. Classes are taught in Spanish, but students study English as a second language for twelve years of their schooling. Many Puerto Rico’s high school graduates go on to college.

Puerto Rico Population Comparison

Puerto Rico Health Information

What are the health conditions in Puerto Rico?

Life Expectancy at Birth 79.070000
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population 8.23
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births 8.000000
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved 93.600000
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births 20
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49 84.1%
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman 1.64
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved 99.300000

Puerto Rico Life Expectancy

How long do people live in Puerto Rico?

Life Expectancy at Birth 79.070000
Median Age 38.200000
Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49 84.1%
Infant Mortality Rate 8.000000
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births 20
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman 1.64

Puerto Rico median age, birth rate and death rates

Birth Rate - births/1,000 population 11
Median Age 38.200000
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population -7.73
Population Growth Rate -0.47%
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female 1.020000
Age Structure 17.400000
Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49 84.1%
Infant Mortality Rate 8.000000
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births 20
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman 1.64

Puerto Rico Education

What is school like in Puerto Rico?

Literacy - female 94.4%
Literacy - male 93.9%
Literacy - total population 94.1%
Literacy Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) 16.000000

Puerto Rico Literacy

Can people in Puerto Rico read?

Literacy - female 94.4%
Literacy - male 93.9%
Literacy - total population 94.1%
Literacy Definition age 15 and over can read and write
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