Mestizo Colombians
Colombianos mestizos (Spanish) | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Mixed ancestry predominates 49%–60%[1][2] of the Colombian population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Throughout the nation, primarily in the Andean, Orinoco and Caribbean regions | |
| Languages | |
| Predominantly Colombian Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Catholic) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| White Colombians, Native Colombians |
Mestizo Colombians (Spanish: Colombianos mestizos) are Colombians of mixed European (mostly Spanish) and Indigenous ancestry.[3]
Numbers and distribution
The 2018 census reported that 87% of the population did not consider themselves part of a listed ethnic group, instead being mostly Mestizo and White.[4]
External sources found Mestizos are the main racial group in Colombia, making up between 49% and 60% of country's population.[1][2] Chibcha mestizos make up around 10 million people or 20% of Colombia's population.[5] According to Latinobarometro in 2023, 50% of Colombians surveyed self-identified as Mestizos.[6]
Genetics
According to a genetic study published in PLOS Genetics, people who autoidentified as "Mestizo" in Colombia show an ancestry profile characterized by approximately 62% European, 28% Indigenous American, 6% African, and 4% Arab ancestry.[7]
- European (62.0%)
- Amerindian (28.0%)
- African (6.00%)
- Arab (4.00%)
A 2023 genetic study conducted by Criollo et al. estimated that the average admixture for Mestizo Colombians is 50.8% European, 40.7% Indigenous, and 8.5% African ancestry, however this varies significantly across regions of the country.[8]
See also
- Mestizo
- Race and ethnicity in Colombia
- White Colombians
- Indigenous peoples in Colombia
- Afro-Colombians
References
- ^ a b "Colombia a country study" (PDF).
- ^ a b "The World Fact Book".
- ^ Rojas, Winston; V Parra, Maria; Campo, Omer; Caro, María Antonieta; Lopera, Juan; Arias Pérez, William Hernán; Duque, Constanza (8 June 2010). "Genetic Make Up and Structure of Colombian Populations by Means of Uniparental and Biparental DNA Markers". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 143 (1): 13–20. Bibcode:2010AJPA..143...13R. doi:10.1002/ajpa.21270. PMID 20734436.
- ^ "Geoportal del DANE – Geovisor CNPV 2018". geoportal.dane.gov.co. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ Ministerio de Cultura (2010) "Muiscas, los hijos de Bachué". Bogotá | In Spanish
- ^ "Informe Latinobarómetro 2018". Latinobarometro. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Ruiz-Linares, Andrés; Adhikari, Kaustubh; Acuna-Alonzo, Victor (2014). "Admixture in Latin America: Geographic Structure, Phenotypic Diversity and Self-Perception of Ancestry Based on 7,342 Individuals". PLOS Genetics. 10 (9) e1004572. Bibcode:2014PLOSG..10.4572R. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004572. PMC 4175108. PMID 25254750.
- ^ Criollo-Rayo, Angel; Bohórquez, Mabel Elena; Lott, Paul; Carracedo, Angel; Tomlinson, Ian; Castro, Jorge Mario; Mateus, Gilbert; Molina, Daniel; Vargas, Catalina Rubio; Puentes, Carlos; Consortium, Chibcha; Echeverry, Magdalena; Carvajal, Luis (2 March 2023). "Colorectal Cancer Risk and Ancestry in Colombian admixed Populations". medRxiv 10.1101/2023.03.02.23286692.