Population
8,950,034 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 32.9% (male 1,505,964/female 1,438,809)
15-64 years: 61.7% (male 2,815,544/female 2,703,012)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 226,372/female 260,333) (2005 est.)

Median age
total: 23.88 years
male: 23.68 years
female: 24.09 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate
1.29% (2005 est.)

Birth rate
23.28 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate
7.35 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 32.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 34.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 29.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.44 years
male: 69.94 years
female: 73.03 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate
2.86 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
1.7% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
88,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths
7,900 (2003 est.)

Ethnic groups
white 16%, black 11%, mixed 73%

Religions
Roman Catholic 95%

Languages
Spanish

Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 84.7%
Male: 84.6%
Female: 84.8% (2003 est.)