Mexicans
Mexicans are citizens of Mexico.[1][2]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
c. 137.2 million
 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Mexico | |
| 126,014,024 | |
 United States | 10,931,939
(by birth, 2021) 37,235,886 (by ancestry, 2021) |
 Canada | 155,000 |
 Spain | 61,194 |
 Germany | 41,000 |
 Brazil | 21,853 |
 France | 19,000 |
 Guatemala | 18,000 |
 United Kingdom | 16,050 |
 Chile | 14,402 |
 Costa Rica | 10,188 |
 Bolivia | 9,797 |
 Italy | 9,441 |
 Netherlands | 8,252 |
 Argentina | 7,828 |
 Switzerland | 7,789 |
 Australia | 7,420 |
 Israel | 6,321 |
 Belize | 6,000 |
 Panama | 5,188 |
 Sweden | 3,433 |
 China | 3,361 |
 Norway | 3,084[ |
 Colombia | 3,050 |
 Belgium | 2,745 |
 Ireland | 2,654 |
 Austria | 2,437 |
 Japan | 2,416 |
 New Zealand | 2,080 |
 India | 2,055 |
 Paraguay | 1,805 |
 United Arab Emirates | 1,744 |
 Denmark | 1,579 |
 El Salvador | 1,543 |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, numerous indigenous languages | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, indigenous beliefs | |
There is a large Mexican diaspora in the United States. More than 38.5 million Mexican Americans and Mexican-born immigrants live in the United States.[3] There is also a significant Mexican diaspora in Canada, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, Bolivia, Argentina, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Costa Rica.[4]
Most Mexicans are racially mestizo, a mixture of Spanish and Native American.[5]
Mexicans of European descent, including those who immigrated during the 20th century, are concentrated in Mexico City, and in the West. Mexicans of European descent and other lighter-skinned Mexicans dominate the wealthiest echelons of Mexican society.[6] Most white Mexicans are of Spanish ancestry.
Mexico has the largest indigenous population in Latin America.[7] 1.38 million Mexicans are Afro-Mexicans. The majority of Afro-Mexicans live in Veracruz and the Costa Chica region. Afro-Mexicans were brought to Mexico as slaves from Africa during the Spanish colonial era.[8]
References
change- ↑ "Mexican definition and meaning".
- ↑ Minahan, James B. (14 March 2013). Ethnic Groups of the Americas: An Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-61069-164-2.
- ↑ "Mexican Immigrants in the United States".
- ↑ "Do you know how many Mexicans live abroad?".
- ↑ "Mexico - World Directory of Minorities & Indigenous Peoples".
- ↑ Mexico - Ethnic groups
- ↑ Indigenous peoples
- ↑ Afro-Mexicans
