Afro-Haitians
| Haiti | |
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 11,200,000 est | |
| Languages | |
| Majority: Haitian Creole Minority: French Frespañol | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 28.5%, (Baptist 15.4%, Pentecostal 7.9%, Adventist 3%, Methodist 1.5%, other 0.7%), Vodou 2.1%, other 4.6% none 10.2% (2003 est.) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afro-Caribbean African people French Haitians German Haitians Mestizo Cajuns Mulatto Haitians Saint-Domingue Creoles White Haitians Indo-Haitians Chinese Haitians Zambo Indo-Caribbean people Arab Haitians Italian Haitians |
Afro-Haitians or Black Haitians (French: Afro-Haïtiens, Haïtiens Noirs; Haitian Creole: Afro-Ayisyen, Ayisyen Nwa) are Haitians of the African diaspora. They form the largest racial group in Haiti and together with other Afro-Caribbean groups, the largest racial group in the region.
The majority of Afro-Haitians are descendants of enslaved Africans brought to the island by Spanish Empire and French Colonial Empire to work on plantations. Since the Haitian Revolution, Afro-Haitians have been the largest racial group in the country, accounting for 95% of the population in the early 21st century. The remaining 5% of the population is made up of mixed persons (mixed African and European descent) and other minor groups (European, Arab, and Asian descent).