Mestizo Colombians

Mestizo Colombians refers to Colombians who are of European (mostly Spanish) and Amerindian ancestry.

Numbers and distribution

The 2018 census reported that 87% of the population did not consider themselves part of the listed ethnic groups, instead identifying as Mestizos and Whites.

External sources found Mestizos are the main racial group in Colombia, making up between 49% and 58% of country's population. Chibcha mestizos make up around 10–15 million people or 20–30% of Colombia’s population. According to Latinobarometro, 47% of Colombians surveyed self identified as Mestizos.

Genetics

Genetic studies estimate that admixture of Colombians varies between region, but a study conducted in fourteen departments reported an average ancestry 50.6% Amerindian, 41% European, and 8.4% African for Colombian Mestizos.

See also

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

References