Mestizo Colombians
Colombiano Mestizo
Colombianos Mestizos
Colombian Soccer fans in Russia, showing the diversity of Colombians.
Colombian Soccer fans in Russia, showing the diversity of Colombians.
Total population
47%,[1] 49%,[2] 53.2%,[3] or 58%[4] of Colombians
Regions with significant populations
Throughout the nation, primarily in the Andean, Orinoco and Caribbean regions
Languages
Predominantly Colombian Spanish, minority usage of English, Italian, German and Indigenous languages of the Americas
Religion
Christianity (Catholic)
Related ethnic groups
White Colombians, Andalusians, Basques, Castilians, other Spanish peoples, Chibcha peoples, Arawak peoples, Carib peoples, other Native Colombians, Arab Colombians, Italian Colombians, German Colombians, Wayuu, Muisca, Zenu, Arhuaco

Mestizo Colombians refers to Colombians who are of European (mostly Spanish) and Amerindian ancestry.

Numbers and distribution

The 2018 census reported that 87% of the population did not consider themselves part of the listed ethnic groups, instead identifying as Mestizos and Whites.[5]

External sources found Mestizos are the main racial group in Colombia, making up between 49% and 58% of country's population.[2][3][4] Chibcha mestizos make up around 10–15 million people or 20–30% of Colombia’s population.[6] According to Latinobarometro, 47% of Colombians surveyed self identified as Mestizos.[1]

Genetics

Genetic studies estimate that admixture of Colombians varies between region, but a study conducted by Criollo et al reported 52.7% European, 39.3% Amerindian, and 8% African ancestry.[7] Another study conducted in 14 departments reported an average of 42.8% European, 46% Amerindian, and 11.2% African for Mestizo Colombians [8]

Genetic ancestry of Colombians according to Criollo et al (2023).[9]

  European (53%)
  Amerindian (39%)
  African (8%)

Genetic ancestry of Mestizo Colombians according to a study published on the American Journal of Physical Anthropology.[8]

  European (43%)
  Amerindian (46%)
  African (11%)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Informe Latinobarómetro 2018". Latinobarometro. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Colombia a country study" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 Lizcano Fernández, Francisco (2005). "Composición Étnica de las Tres Áreas Culturales del Continente Americano al Comienzo del Siglo XXI" [Ethnic Composition of Three Cultural Areas of the Americas at Beginning of the XXI Century] (PDF). Convergencia (in Spanish). 38 (May–August): 185–232. ISSN 1405-1435. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2008: see table on page 218{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. 1 2 "The World Fact Book".
  5. ↑ "Geoportal del DANE – Geovisor CNPV 2018". geoportal.dane.gov.co. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  6. ↑ Ministerio de Cultura (2010) "Muiscas, los hijos de Bachué". Bogotá | In Spanish
  7. ↑ Colorectal Cancer Risk and Ancestry in Colombian admixed Populations
  8. 1 2 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/45822469_Genetic_Make_Up_and_Structure_of_Colombian_Populations_by_Means_of_Uniparental_and_Biparental_DNA_Markers
  9. ↑ Colorectal Cancer Risk and Ancestry in Colombian admixed Populations
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