Among selected Latin American countries in 2021, Guatemala had the highest share of population that identify themselves as indigenous with over 43.5 percent. Bolivia followed with 41 percent of the total inhabitants. Colombia and Ecuador ranked as the Latin American countries with the highest share of indigenous people living in poverty.
Share of indigenous people in selected Latin American countries as of 2021
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (June 10, 2022). Share of indigenous people in selected Latin American countries as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340373/percentage-indigenous-population-latin-american-countries/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Share of indigenous people in selected Latin American countries as of 2021." Chart. June 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340373/percentage-indigenous-population-latin-american-countries/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2022). Share of indigenous people in selected Latin American countries as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340373/percentage-indigenous-population-latin-american-countries/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Share of Indigenous People in Selected Latin American Countries as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340373/percentage-indigenous-population-latin-american-countries/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Share of indigenous people in selected Latin American countries as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340373/percentage-indigenous-population-latin-american-countries/ (last visited January 03, 2025)
Share of indigenous people in selected Latin American countries as of 2021 [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, June 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340373/percentage-indigenous-population-latin-american-countries/
