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The following are the ethnic backgrounds of the majority of European-descended Peruvians: [[Spanish Peruvian|Spanish]], [[Italian Peruvian|Italian]], [[German Peruvian|German]] (includes Poles due to [[Partitions of Poland]]), [[French Peruvian|French]], [[British Peruvian|British]], [[Croatian Peruvian|Croatian]] and [[Irish people|Irish]]. Peru is also home to some 42,000 [[Peruvian Jews|Jews]] whose ancestors came mainly from [[Germany]], [[Poland]], [[Hungary]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Ukraine]], [[Moldova]] and [[Russia]], among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/peru|title=Peru|website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}}</ref> |
The following are the ethnic backgrounds of the majority of European-descended Peruvians: [[Spanish Peruvian|Spanish]], [[Italian Peruvian|Italian]], [[German Peruvian|German]] (includes Poles due to [[Partitions of Poland]]), [[French Peruvian|French]], [[British Peruvian|British]], [[Croatian Peruvian|Croatian]] and [[Irish people|Irish]]. Peru is also home to some 42,000 [[Peruvian Jews|Jews]] whose ancestors came mainly from [[Germany]], [[Poland]], [[Hungary]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Ukraine]], [[Moldova]] and [[Russia]], among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/peru|title=Peru|website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}}</ref> |
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| Total population | |
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| self-identified as white 1,336,931[1] (2017) 5.9% of the population (12 yrs+) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mainly in Lima and many other places of the Peruvian coast and the North macroregion (especially in their highlands). | |
| Languages | |
| Predominantly Peruvian Spanish (Spanish · Italian · English · French and some others languages are spoken by minorities) | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christian (Roman Catholic, followed by Protestantism and Orthodox) minorities Judaism, Atheist and Agnostic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| White Latin Americans · White Hispanics · White Brazilians · White Argentines · White Colombians · White Mexicans · Spaniards · Europeans |
Peruvians of European descent, also known as White Peruvians,[2] according to the most recent 2017 census, make up about 5.9% of the total population aged 12 yrs and above of Peru.[1] Traditionally, this group has been more dominant in the political, commercial, and diplomatic sectors of Peruvian society.
History
European immigration to Peru began with the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Geographical distribution
According to the 2017 census 5.9% or 1.3 million (1,336,931) people 12 years of age and above self-identified as white.[1] There were 619,402 (5.5%) males and 747,528 (6.3%) females. This was the first time a question for ethnic origins had been asked. The regions with the highest proportion of self-identified whites were in La Libertad Region (10.5%), Tumbes Region and Lambayeque Region (9.0% each), Piura Region (8.1%), Callao (7.7%), Cajamarca (7.5%), Lima Province (7.2%) and Lima Region (6.0%).[1][4]
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La Libertad | 144,606 | 10.5% | ||
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Tumbes | 15,383 | 9.0% | ||
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Lambayeque | 83,908 | 9.0% | ||
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Piura | 114,682 | 8.1% | ||
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Callao | 61,576 | 7.7% | ||
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Cajamarca | 76,953 | 7.5% | ||
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Lima Province | 507,039 | 7.2% | ||
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Lima | 43,074 | 6.0% | ||
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Ica | 38,119 | 5.8% | ||
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Ancash | 49,175 | 5.8% | ||
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Arequipa | 55,093 | 4.9% | ||
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Amazonas | 12,470 | 4.4% | ||
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Huánuco | 24,130 | 4.4% | ||
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San Martín | 24.516 | 4.0% | ||
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Moquegua | 5,703 | 4.0% | ||
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Pasco | 7,448 | 3.8% | ||
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Junín | 34,700 | 3.6% | ||
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Madre de Dios | 3,444 | 3.3% | ||
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Tacna | 8,678 | 3.2% | ||
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Ucayali | 8,283 | 2.3% | ||
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Ayacucho | 9,516 | 2.0% | ||
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Huancavelica | 5,222 | 2.0% | ||
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Loreto | 11,884 | 1.9% | ||
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Cusco | 12,458 | 1.3% | ||
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Apurímac | 3,034 | 1.0% | ||
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Puno | 5,837 | 0.6% | ||
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Peru | 1,336,931 | 5.9% | ||
Origins
The following are the ethnic backgrounds of the majority of European-descended Peruvians: Spanish, Italian, German (includes Poles due to Partitions of Poland), French, British, Croatian and Irish. Peru is also home to some 42,000 Jews whose ancestors came mainly from Germany, Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova and Russia, among others.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. p. 214.
- ^ Hinman, Bonnie (23 December 2010). "We Visit Peru". Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. – via Google Books.
- ^ PPK sobre origen étnico: Ustedes me ven la cara, soy blanco.
- ^ Carlos Miranda Loayza; Daniel Abuhadba Rodrigues (2007). "Inmigración Europea al Perú" [European immigration to Peru]. espejodelperu.com.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Peru". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
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