Puerto Rico - Daten & Fakten
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Puerto Rico
Capital
name: San Juan
geographic coordinates: 18 28 N, 66 07 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name dates to 1521 and the founding of the city under the name "Ciudad de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico" (City of Saint John the Baptist of Puerto Rico)
geographic coordinates: 18 28 N, 66 07 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name dates to 1521 and the founding of the city under the name "Ciudad de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico" (City of Saint John the Baptist of Puerto Rico)
Citizenship
see United States
Legal system
civil law system based on the Spanish civil code and within the framework of the US federal system
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal; note - island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Area
total: 9,104 sq km
land: 8,959 sq km
water: 145 sq km
land: 8,959 sq km
water: 145 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 22% (2018 est.)
arable land: 6.6% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 5.6% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 9.8% (2018 est.)
forest: 63.2% (2018 est.)
other: 14.8% (2018 est.)
arable land: 6.6% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 5.6% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 9.8% (2018 est.)
forest: 63.2% (2018 est.)
other: 14.8% (2018 est.)
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
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)
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)
Birth rate
7.8 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
10 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
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.
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.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81.9 years (2023 est.)
male: 78.7 years
female: 85.3 years
male: 78.7 years
female: 85.3 years
Major urban areas - population
2.440 million SAN JUAN (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 45.6 years (2023 est.)
male: 43.6 years
female: 47.2 years
male: 43.6 years
female: 47.2 years
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
Population growth rate
-1.29% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.25 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 93.6% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
3.6% of GDP (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 18 years (2018)
male: 15 years
female: 18 years (2018)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-0.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
-2.1% (2017 est.)
Labor force
1.136 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
NA
Unemployment rate
8.27% (2021 est.)
8.89% (2020 est.)
8.3% (2019 est.)
8.89% (2020 est.)
8.3% (2019 est.)
Public debt
51.6% of GDP (2017 est.)
50.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
50.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.8% (2017 est.)
-0.3% (2016 est.)
-0.3% (2016 est.)
Exports
$73.17 billion (2017 est.)
$73.2 billion (2016 est.)
$73.2 billion (2016 est.)
Exports - partners
Italy 15%, Netherlands 15%, Belgium 9%, Japan 8%, Germany 8%, Austria 8%, Spain 7%, China 5% (2019)
Imports
$49.01 billion (2017 est.)
$48.86 billion (2016 est.)
$48.86 billion (2016 est.)
Imports - partners
Ireland 38%, Singapore 9%, Switzerland 8%, South Korea 5% (2019)
Airports
29 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 671,284 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 24 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 24 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 2,564,100 (2021 est.)
percent of population: 77.7% (2021 est.)
percent of population: 77.7% (2021 est.)
Roadways
total: 26,862 km (2012) (includes 454 km of expressways)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 726,739 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 3,661,176 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 112 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 112 (2021 est.)
Disputes - international
illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic cross the Mona Passage to Puerto Rico each year looking for work