Afro-Colombians

Afro-Colombians
Afro-colombianos
Proportion of Afro-Colombians in each municipality as of the 2005 Colombian census
  72.7–100%
  45.0–72.6%
  20.4–44.9%
  5.8–20.3%
  0.0–5.7%
  Without data
Total population
4,944,400 (2018 census)[1][2]
9.34% of the Colombian population

  c. 7,800,000 (Estimation)
~15% of Colombia’s population[3]
15%–26%[3][4][5] of Colombians (external sources)
Regions with significant populations
   Pacific Region, Caribbean Region and urban areas across the country
Valle del Cauca647,526
Chocó337,696
Bolívar319,396
Antioquia312,112
Cauca245,362
Languages
  • Colombian Spanish
  • Palenquero Creole
  • San Andrés–Providencia Creole
Religion
Majority: Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Sub-Saharan Africans

Afro-Colombians (Spanish: Afrocolombianos), also known as Black Colombians (Spanish: Colombianos Negros), are Colombians of total or predominantly Sub-Saharan African ancestry. Colombia has one of the largest Afro-descendant populations in South America, with government estimates being that Afro-Colombians make up about ten percent of the country's population.[6] In the national censuses of Colombia, Black people are recognized as three official groups: the Raizals, the Palenques and other Afro-Colombians.

  1. ^ "Estadística de los grupos étnicos 2018". Censo General 2018. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Colombia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Informe 2018". Barometro. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. ^ [Detector: la cifra de afros en Colombia de Francia Márquez es debatible https://www.lasillavacia.com/detector-de-mentiras/detector-la-cifra-de-afros-en-colombia-de-francia-marquez-es-debatible/]
  5. ^ "Cátedra de Estudios Afrocolombianos". Ministry of National Education. 2001. Los afrodescendientes representan aproximadamente 26% de la población total del país, alrededor de 10 y medio millones de personas, es decir, la cuarta parte de los colombianos.
  6. ^ "Afro-Colombians". Minority Rights Group. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2021.