How Many Black People live in the Americas (North, South, Central & Caribbean) today?
Using the CIA's World Factbook, I have created a list of countries and documented the number of Blacks listed in their respective censuses as of July 2013. There are many issues that I encountered in this endeavor including:
1. Many of the islands of the Caribbean are still European colonial possessions.
2. In many island nations there is little information on race in the population, especially in French territories.
3. Islands in the Caribbean are subject to major disasters like Earthquakes and/or Volcano eruptions.
4. The transition from agriculture to industrial, then service cultures has had an declining affect on employment and other means of living. It has also lead to the increase in the service industry for many islands seeking to lure tourist dollars.
5. Environmentalists are concerned that the Caribbean islands' plant & native animal species are threatened by the land development, deforestation, livestock grazing, harvesting of firewood, lack of land development regulation, and the introduction of foreign animal species (feral cats, rabbit etc.).
6. The first town established by Blacks is called Palenque de San Basilio, founded by escaped slaves under Benkos Bioho in the 16th Century.
7. Among Blacks in South America, there are various native American groups, who still thrive regardless of crushing policies including enslavement.
8. Census records of Blacks are sometimes actively dismissed in South America, such as, Argentina and Chile.
The Count
Country Total Population Total Black Population
1. United States 316,668,567 (July 2013) 40,691,910 or 12.85%
2. Haiti 9,893,934 (July 2013) 9,399,237 or 95%
3. Brazil 201,009,622 (July 2013) 12,462,597 or 6.2%
4. Cuba 11,061,886 (“) 1,117,250 or 10.1% 2002 est
5. Mexico 116,220,947 (7/2013) Not reported/ 5% estimate
6. Canada 34,568,211 (7/2013) 864,205 or 2.5%
7. Jamaica 2,909,714 (7/2013) 2,653,659 or 91.2%
8. Guatemala 14,373,472 (7/2013) Inconclusive
9. Belize 334,297 (7/2013) 83,239 or 24.9%
10. Honduras 8,448,465 (“) 168,969 or 2%
11. Nicaragua 5,788,531 520,968 or 9%
12. Costa Rica 4,695,942 140,878
13. Panama 3,559,408 498,317 or 14%
14. Dominican Republic 10,219,630 (7/2013) 1,124,159 or 11%
15. Puerto Rico 3,674,204 257,195 or 7%
16. Virgin Islands (UK) 31,912 (7/2013) 26,168 or 82%
17. Virgin Islands (US) 104,737 79,810 or 76.2%
18. Anguilla 15,754 (7/2013) 14,194 or 90.1%
19. Antigua & Barbuda 90,156 (7/2013) 82,042 or 91%
743,669,394 70,184,797 The Count
20. Guadeloupe (Fr) 403,274 (2011 Worldstat) Not reported
21. Dominica 73,286 (7/2013) 63,612 or 86.8%
22. St. Kitts & Nevis 51,134 (7/2013) Inconclusive/Predominant Black
23. Montserrat (UK) 5,189 (“) 4,587 or 88%
24. Martinique (Fr) 398,733 (1/2013- ined.fr) Inconclusive/ Not reported
25. St. Lucia 162,781 (7/2013) 134,294 or 82.5%
26. St. Vincent & the Grenadines 103,220 (7/2013) 68,125 or 66%
27. Grenada 109,590 (7/2013) 89,864 or 82%
28. Trinidad & Tobago 1,225,225 (7/2013) 459,459 or 37.5%
29. Barbados 288,725 268,514 or 93%
30. Aruba (Dutch) 109,153 (“) Inconclusive/ Not reported
31. Curacao (Dutch) 146,836 (“) 119,231 or 81.2%
32. Cayman Islands 53,737 (“) 10,747 or 20%
33. Turks & Caicos Islands (UK) 47,754 (7/2013) 41,832 or 87.6%
34. Bermuda 69,467 (7/2013) 37,373 or 53.8%
35. El Salvador 6,108,590 (“) Inconclusive/ Not reported
36. Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 39,689 Not reported
37. Saint Martin 31,264 Not reported
38. Saba 1,971 Not reported
39. St. Barthelemy (Fr) 7,298 (7/2013) Not reported
?. Bonaire (Dutch) ????? ? ??
753,106,310 71,482,435The Count
40. Venezuela 28,459,085 (7/2013) Inconclusive- 3.5%
41. Colombia 45,745,783 (7/2013) 1,829,831 or 4%
42. Guyana 739,903 (7/2013) 223,450 or 30.2%
43. Suriname 566,846 (7/2013) 56,684 or 10%
44. French Guiana (Fr) 225,751 (ined.fr 2009) Inconclusive
45. Ecuador 15,439,429 (7/2013) 1,111,639 or 7.2%
46. Peru 28,849,303 (“) 865,479 or 3%
47. Bolivia 10,461,053 (“) Inconclusive- La Saya Music
48. Chile 17,216,945 (“) Inconclusive
49. Argentina 42,610,981 (“) Inconclusive
50. Paraguay 6,623,252 (“) Inconclusive
51. Uruguay 3,324,460 (7/2013) 132,978 or 4%
953,369,101 (July 2013 est.) 75,702,496 or 8%
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