Mestizo Colombians

Mestizo Colombians (Spanish: Colombianos mestizos) are Colombians of mixed European (mostly Spanish) and Indigenous ancestry.^[3]

Mestizo Colombians

Colombianos mestizos (Spanish)
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Total population
Mixed ancestry predominates 49%–60%[1][2] of the Colombian population
Regions with significant populations
Throughout the nation, primarily in the Andean, Orinoco and Caribbean regions
Languages
Predominantly Colombian Spanish
Religion
Christianity (Catholic)
Related ethnic groups
White Colombians, Native Colombians

Numbers and distribution

The 2018 census reported that 87% of the population did not consider themselves part of a listed ethnic group, instead being mostly Mestizo and White.^[4]

External sources found Mestizos are the main racial group in Colombia, making up between 49% and 60% of country's population.^[1][2] Chibcha mestizos make up around 10 million people or 20% of Colombia’s population.^[5] According to Latinobarometro in 2023, 50% of Colombians surveyed self-identified as Mestizos.^[6]

Genetics

Genetic studies estimate that admixture of Colombians varies between regions, but a 2010 study conducted in fourteen urban Mestizo populations reported an average of 47% Indigenous, 42% European, and 11% African ancestry.^[3]

Genetic ancestry of Mestizo Colombians according to Rojas et al (2010)^[3]

1. Amerindian (47.0%)
2. European (42.0%)
3. African (11.0%)

A 2023 genetic study conducted by Criollo et al. estimated that the average admixture for Mestizo Colombians is 50.8% European, 40.7% Indigenous, and 8.5% African ancestry, however this varies significantly across regions of the country.^[7]

See also

• Mestizo
• Race and ethnicity in Colombia
• White Colombians
• Indigenous peoples in Colombia
• Afro-Colombians