The ageing process affects Latin America as it affects the entire world, and Puerto Rico is one of the countries with a particularly impressive increasing ageing level. According to the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, the median age of the country is 39. This phenomenon is accentuated by lack of jobs on the island, which incites young people to migrate abroad.
Today, in Puerto Rico, in 30 of the 78 municipalities of the country, the elderly outnumbers the children. The five municipalities with the oldest population are: Hormigueros, Mayagüez, Rincon, Lajas and San German. On the other hand, the youngest municipalities are: Toa Alta, Peñuelas, Barranquitas, Morovis and Santa Isabel.
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