Demographics of Guatemala
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This is a demography of the population of Guatemala including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the p
Indigenous girls in Chichicastenango
Garifuna children in Livingston, Izabal.
Guatemalan child in Guatemala City celebrating Independence Day.
Garifuna
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The Garifuna people are an Afro-Indigenous people of mixed free African and Amerindian ancestry that originated in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and traditionally speak Garifuna, an Arawakan l
Demographics of Guatemala
…other aspects of the population. According to the 2018 census, 43.56% of the population is Indigenous including 41.66% Mayan, 1.77% Xinca, and 0.13% Garifuna (Mixed African and indigenous). Approximately 56% of the population is "non-Indigenous", referring to the Mestizo population (people of mixed European…
Garifuna family, 1773 painting
Depiction of the 1773 treaty negotiations between the British and the Black Caribs
Joseph Chatoyer, the chief of the Black Caribs in St. Vincent, in an 1801 engraving.