Afro-Ecuadorians

Afro-Ecuadorians
Afroecuatorianos (Spanish)
Afro-Ecuadorian girls in traditional clothing
Total population
569,212 (2022 census)[1]
3.36% of the Ecuadorian population
Mulattoes are considered mixed, not black.
Regions with significant populations
Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Valle del Chota, Imbabura Province Sucumbíos Province Small minorities live in the U.S., and Spain
Languages
Spanish
Religion
Predominantly Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Other Afro-Latin Americans

Afro-Ecuadorians (Spanish: Afroecuatorianos), also known as Black Ecuadorians (Spanish: Ecuatorianos Negros), are Ecuadorians of predominantly Sub-Saharan African descent.[2]

  1. ^ "Ecuador: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2022" (PDF). censoecuador.gob.ec. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ "MAR | Data | Assessment for Blacks in Ecuador". www.mar.umd.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-12.