Afro-colombianos | |
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Total population | |
4,944,400 (2018 census)[1][2] 9.34% of the Colombian population c. 10,000,000 (estimation) 19.4% of Colombia’s population[3] 15%–26%[4][5] of Colombians (other sources) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Pacific Region, Caribbean Region and urban areas across the country | |
Valle del Cauca | 647,526 |
Chocó | 337,696 |
Bolívar | 319,396 |
Antioquia | 312,112 |
Cauca | 245,362 |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Majority: Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Sub-Saharan Africans |
Afro-Colombians (Spanish: Afrocolombianos), also known as Black Colombians (Spanish: Colombianos Negros), are Colombians who have predominantly or total Sub-Saharan African ancestry. They stand out for having dark skin.[6] In the national censuses of Colombia, black people are recognized as 3 official groups: the Raizals, the Palenques and other Afro-Colombians.
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.