Afro–Latin Americans
Afrolatinoamericanos (Spanish) Afro-latino-americanos(Portuguese) | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil | 20,656,458 |
| Haiti | 10,896,000 |
| Colombia | 4,944,400 |
| Mexico | 2,576,213 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,704,000 |
| Panama | 1,258,915 |
| United States | 1,163,862 |
| Cuba | 1,034,044 |
| Venezuela | 936,770 |
| Peru | 828,824 |
| Ecuador | 814,468 |
| Nicaragua | 572,000 |
| Uruguay | 255,074 |
| Puerto Rico | 228,711 |
| Honduras | 191,000 |
| Argentina | 149,493 |
| Costa Rica | 57,000 |
| Guatemala | 35,000 |
| Bolivia | 16,329 |
| Chile | 9,919 |
| Paraguay | 8,013 |
| El Salvador | 7,441 |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, Portuguese, French, Antillean Creole French, English, and several creoles | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (mainly Roman Catholicism, with minority Protestantism), Afro-American religions, or others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Africans, Afro-American peoples of the Americas, Afro-Caribbeans, Black Latino Americans | |
Afro-Latin Americans (Spanish: Afrolatinoamericanos; Portuguese: Afro-latino-americanos), also known as Black Latin Americans (Spanish: Latinoamericanos negros), are Latin Americans of total or predominantly sub-Saharan African ancestry. Genetic studies suggest most Latin American populations have at least some level of African admixture.
The term Afro-Latin American is not widely used in Latin America outside academic circles. Normally Afro–Latin Americans are called Black (Spanish: negro or moreno; Portuguese: negro or preto; French: noir). Latin Americans of African ancestry may also be grouped by their specific nationality,: 3–4 such as Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Haitian, or Afro-Mexican.
The number of Afro–Latin Americans may be underreported in official statistics, especially when derived from self-reported census data, because of negative attitudes to African ancestry in some countries. Afro-Latinos are part of the wider African diaspora.