Zróżnicowanie etniczno‑rasowe ludności Peru w świetle danych spisu ludności z 2017 r.
The ethno­ ‑racial diversity of Peru’s population in light of 2017 census data

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to examine the ethno­ ‑racial structure of the Peruvian population inlight of data from the 2017 census. This census included, for the first time, a question on theethno­ ‑racial self­ ‑identification of residents aged 12 years and over. The census results madeavailable determine the size, spatial distribution and basic demographic characteristics ofthe three main ethno­ ‑racial minorities of Peru declaring themselves as: Andean Indians,Amazonian Indians and Afro­ ‑Peruvians, against the rest of the population, which ismainly mestizo and white. The study examined the spatial concentration of the three mainethno­ ‑racial minorities, which, according to the data, accounted for 29.4% of Peru’s totalpopulation. The research also found a strong spatial concentration of each of them. AndeanIndians are concentrated mainly in the departments of the southern part of the country,while Amazonian Indians were mainly clustered in the departments of the northeasternand eastern parts of the country, and Afro­ ‑Peruvians are mainly centred in the departmentsalong the northern coast.

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