Afro-Ecuadorians

Afro-Ecuadorians
Afroecuatorianos (Spanish)
Afro-Ecuadorian girls in traditional clothing
Total population
Sub-Saharan ancestry predominates
814,468 (2022 census)
4.81% of the Ecuadorian population
Regions with significant populations
Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Valle del Chota, Imbabura Province Sucumbíos Province Small minorities live in the U.S., and Spain
Languages
Spanish
Religion
Predominantly Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Other Afro-Latin Americans

Afro-Ecuadorians (Spanish: Afroecuatorianos), also known as Black Ecuadorians (Spanish: Ecuatorianos Negros), are Ecuadorians of predominantly Sub-Saharan African descent.