FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2001 Public Information Office CB01-205 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-1037 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Matthew Christenson 301-457-1358 Census Bureau Releases 2001 Population Estimates for Puerto Rico The estimated population of Puerto Rico on July 1, 2001, was 3,839,810, an increase of 31,200 people since April 1, 2000, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said today. This represented a 0.8 percent increase in estimated population compared with a growth of 1.2 percent for the 50 states and the District of Columbia during the same period. The Census Bureau prepared the Puerto Rico estimates using the latest available data on births, deaths and net migration (immigration minus emigration). These data are available on the Internet.