Colombians
Colombians (Spanish: Colombianos) are people identified with the country of Colombia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Colombians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Colombian.
Map of the Colombian Diaspora in the World | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 57 million (2022 estimate) Diaspora c. 5 million 0.8% of world's population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Colombia 52,156,254 (2021 estimate) | |
| United States | 1,606,238 |
| Venezuela | 721,791 |
| Spain | 566,214 |
| Chile | 173,804 (2021) |
| Ecuador | 89,931 |
| Canada | 76,580 |
| Peru | 53,852 |
| Panama | 41,885 |
| France | 40,000 |
| Australia | 39,540 |
| United Kingdom | 39,066 |
| Mexico | 36,234 |
| Costa Rica | 28,015 |
| Argentina | 27,714 |
| Germany | 20,705 |
| Netherlands | 20,515 |
| Italy | 19,848 |
| Sweden | 13,411 |
| Languages | |
| Primarily Colombian Spanish and Indigenous Languages, as well as other minority languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholic; Protestant minority See Religion in Colombia | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Latin Americans | |
Colombia is considered to be one of the most multiethnic societies in the world, home to people of various ethnic, religious and national origins. Many Colombians have varying degrees of European, Indigenous, African, Arab ancestry.
The majority of the Colombian population is made up of immigrants from the Old World and their descendants, mixed in part with the original populations, especially Iberians and to a lesser extent other Europeans. Following the initial period of Spanish conquest and immigration, different waves of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly six centuries and continue today. Elements of Native American and more recent immigrant customs, languages and religions have combined to form the culture of Colombia and thus a modern Colombian identity.