Mexicans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 137.2 million
| |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| 126,014,024 | |
| 10,931,939
(by birth, 2021) 37,235,886 (by ancestry, 2021) | |
| 155,000 | |
| 61,194 | |
| 41,000 | |
| 21,853 | |
| 19,000 | |
| 18,000 | |
| 16,050 | |
| 14,402 | |
| 10,188 | |
| 9,797 | |
| 9,441 | |
| 8,252 | |
| 7,828 | |
| 7,789 | |
| 7,420 | |
| 6,321 | |
| 6,000 | |
| 5,188 | |
| 3,433 | |
| 3,361 | |
| 3,084[ | |
| 3,050 | |
| 2,745 | |
| 2,654 | |
| 2,437 | |
| 2,416 | |
| 2,080 | |
| 2,055 | |
| 1,805 | |
| 1,744 | |
| 1,579 | |
| 1,543 | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, numerous indigenous languages | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, indigenous beliefs | |
Mexicans are citizens of Mexico.[1][2]
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
- ↑ "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
