Puerto Rico--People

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Puerto Rico People

Population: 3,797,082 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.13% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 16.93 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 7.88 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -7.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 14 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.84 years male: 70.25 years female: 77.61 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.08 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Puerto Rican(s) adjective: Puerto Rican

Ethnic divisions: Hispanic

Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant denominations and other 15%

Languages: Spanish (official), English widely understood

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88%

Labor force: 1.17 million (1992)

by occupation: government 20%, manufacturing 14%, trade 17%, construction 5%, communications and transportation 5%, other 39% (1992)