Key demographics
- Population
- 3.3M
- Density
- 370.5/km²
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 81.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 0.92
- Urban population (2025)
- 94.3%
- Literacy rate (2017)
- 92.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 56.8%
- Gender wage gap (2020)
- 7.5%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 57.5%
- Profile
- Aging
- Urban population (2025)
- 94.3%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 5.7 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 10.3 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 81.0%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 0.92
- Tourism (2020)
- 3.9M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Spanish | Español |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mixed | 49.8% |
| White | 17.1% |
| Black | 7.0% |
| Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
| Pacific islander | 0.0% |
| Others | 25.5% |
| Hispanic or latino | 98.9% |
| Non-hispanic or latino | 1.1% |
- Demonym (male)
- Puerto Rican
- Demonym (female)
- Puerto Rican
- National anthem
- La Borinqueña
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 81.9 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 68.8 yrs
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2017)
- 92.4%
- Education spending (2024)
- 4.3% of GDP
- Internet users (2022)
- 87.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 126.4/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 28.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 471/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 28.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 8,870 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-04:00
- Calling codes
- +1
- Postal code
- #####-####
- TLD
- .pr
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Puerto Rico has five equal horizontal bands of red alternating with white. A blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side has a large five-pointed white star in the center.
- National anthem
- La Borinqueña