Guerrero is the Mexican state with the highest proportion of Afro-descendant population. In 2020, 8.6 percent of residents in this federal entity located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean defined themselves as Afro-descendants or Afro-Mexicans. In Mexico City, approximately two percent of inhabitants self-identified as Afro-descendants.
Share of population who self-perceived as Afro-descendant in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity
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Share of population who self-perceived as Afro-descendant in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity
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According to INEGI, Afro-Mexicans or Afro-descendants are descendants of people from the African continent who arrived in Mexico during the colonial period, both in forced or free conditions to work in haciendas, sugar mills, mines, manufacturing, workshops, and in household services such as cooks, wet nurses or midwives, among other activities. It also includes people of African origin who arrived in Mexico in post-colonial times and recent years.
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INEGI. (January 24, 2021). Share of population who self-perceived as Afro-descendant in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176206/share-afro-descendant-population-mexico-state/
INEGI. "Share of population who self-perceived as Afro-descendant in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity." Chart. January 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176206/share-afro-descendant-population-mexico-state/
INEGI. (2021). Share of population who self-perceived as Afro-descendant in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176206/share-afro-descendant-population-mexico-state/
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