Chilenos Nativos (Spanish) | |
|---|---|
 Aymara community in Pozo Almonte, Tarapacá | |
| Total population | |
 2,185,792 (2017 census)[1] 12.44% of the Chilean population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Predominantly in the Zona Sur, the Norte Grande and the Zona Austral | |
 Santiago Metropolitan | 685,403[1] |
 La Araucanía | 321,086[1] |
 Los Lagos | 228,477[1] |
 Biobío | 166,779[1] |
 Valparaíso | 118,467[1] |
| Languages | |
| Spanish • Indigenous languages (including Mapuche, Aymara, Huilliche, Rapa Nui) | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Catholicism Minority: Indigenous religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Indigenous peoples in Chile or Native Chileans (Spanish: Chilenos Nativos) form about 13% of the total population of Chile. According to the 2017 census, almost 2,200,000 people declare having indigenous origins.[2] Most Chileans are of partially indigenous descent; however, indigenous identification and its legal ramifications are typically reserved to those who self-identify with and are accepted within one or more indigenous groups.
The Mapuche, with their traditional lands in south-central Chile, account for approximately 80% of the total indigenous population. There are also small populations of Aymara, Quechua, Atacameño, Qulla (Kolla), Diaguita, Yahgan (Yámana), Rapa Nui and Kawésqar (Alacalufe) people in other parts of the country,[3] as well as many other groups such as Caucahue, Chango, Picunche, Chono, Tehuelche, Cunco and Selk'nam (Ona).
- ^ a b c d e f "Medición de Pueblos Indígenas y Afrodescendientes en el Censo de Población y Vivienda 2017" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. November 2018.
- ^ "Censo 2017". www.censo2017.cl. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ Report on Human Rights Practices 2006: Chile. United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (March 6, 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.