Ethnic Groups According To Self-identification
The Latinobarómetro surveys have asked respondents in 18 Latin American countries what race they considered themselves to belong to. The figures shown below are averages for 2007 through 2011.
| Country | Mestizo | White | Mulatto | Black | Amerindian | Asian | Other | DK/NR1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 20% | 68% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Bolivia | 60% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 27% | 0% | 1% | 6% |
| Brazil | 18% | 45% | 15% | 15% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Chile | 26% | 59% | 1% | 0% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 5% |
| Colombia | 43% | 29% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 9% |
| Costa Rica | 28% | 46% | 14% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 6% |
| Dominican Republic | 28% | 12% | 25% | 27% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Ecuador | 78% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| El Salvador | 64% | 10% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 12% |
| Guatemala | 29% | 17% | 2% | 1% | 44% | 1% | 2% | 6% |
| Honduras | 56% | 14% | 3% | 3% | 12% | 2% | 1% | 10% |
| Mexico | 53% | 7% | 2% | 0% | 15% | 1% | 3% | 20% |
| Nicaragua | 66% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 11% |
| Panama | 55% | 17% | 5% | 11% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 4% |
| Paraguay | 36% | 35% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 20% |
| Peru | 72% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 8% | 0% | 1% | 8% |
| Uruguay | 6% | 78% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 6% |
| Venezuela | 35% | 30% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 5% |
| Weighted average2 | 36% | 31% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 2% | 8% |
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