Afro–Latin Americans
Afro–Latin Americans or Black Latin Americans (sometimes Afro-Latinos) are Latin Americans of full or mainly sub-Saharan African ancestry.
Afrolatinoamericanos | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil | 20,656,458 |
| Haiti | 10,896,000 |
| Colombia | 4,671,160 |
| 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 |
| Puerto Rico | 574,287 |
| Nicaragua | 572,000 |
| Uruguay | 255,074 |
| 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 | |
| Afro-American religions, Christianity (mainly Roman Catholicism, with a minority of Protestants), or irreligious | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Africans, Afro-American peoples of the Americas, Black Latino Americans, Afro-Caribbeans | |
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) and are seen as part of the general Latin demographic, especially in countries where they have a considerable presence. Latin Americans of African ancestry may also be denoted by the prefix Afro- plus a specific nationality,: 3–4 such as Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban or Afro-Haitian.
The accuracy of statistics reporting on Afro–Latin Americans has been questioned, especially where they are derived from census reports in which the subjects choose their own designation, because in various countries the concept of African ancestry is viewed with differing attitudes. Afro-Latinos comprise the majority of the African diaspora.