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{{this|natives of the Caribbean|other uses|Caribbean (disambiguation)}}
{{Short description|Residents or people from the Caribbean region}}
{{about|people of the Caribbean area or diaspora|other uses|Caribbean}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
{{Infobox ethnic group

| group = Caribbean
| group = Caribbean people
| image =
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| image2 = Andy Garcia at the 2009 Deauville American Film Festival-01A.jpg| caption2 = [[Andy Garcia]]
| image3 = Bob Marley emancipated from mental slavery 1.jpg| caption3 = [[Bob Marley]]
| image4 = Sidney Poitier 2009.jpg| caption4 = [[Sidney Poitier]]
| image5 = Nicki Minaj, 2011.jpg| caption5 = [[Nicki Minaj]]
| image6 = Benicio Del Toro by Gage Skidmore.jpg| caption6 = [[Benicio Del Toro]]
| image7 = Alfredo Abon Lee.jpg| caption7 = [[Alfredo Abon Lee]]
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| caption =
| caption =
| poptime = 39 million +
| total = {{circa}} '''45–47 million'''
| region1 = {{Flagcountry|Haiti}}
|region1 = {{Flagcountry|Colombia}}
| pop1 = 12 million
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| langs = '''Languages:''' {{flatlist|
| region2 = {{Flagcountry|Cuba}}
* [[English language|English]]
| pop2 = 11 million
** [[Guyanese Creole|Guyanese]]
| region3 = {{Flagcountry|Haiti}}
** [[Bajan Creole|Bajan]]
| pop3 = 11 million
** [[Jamaican Creole|Jamaican]]
| region4 = {{Flagcountry|DR}}
** [[Trinidadian Creole|Trinidadian]]
| pop4 = 10 million
** [[Grenadian Creole|Grenadian]]
| region5 = {{Flagcountry|Puerto Rico}}
** [[Vincentian Creole|Vincentian]]
| pop5 = 3.4 million
** [[Leeward Caribbean Creole English|Leeward Islands]]
| region6 = {{Flagcountry|Jamaica}}
* [[French language|French]]
| pop6 = 2.7 million
** [[Antillean Creole|French West Indies]]
| region7 = {{Flagcountry|Trinidad and Tobago}}
* [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| pop7 = 1.3 million
* [[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|region8={{flagcountry|Guyana}}
}}
|pop8=790 thousand
| rels = '''Predominantly:''' {{flatlist|
| region9 = {{flagcountry|Suriname}}
| pop9 = 633 thousand
|langs = Mainly: [[Caribbean Spanish|Spanish]], [[French language|French]], [[French-based creole languages]] ([[Haitian Creole]], [[Antillean Creole]]), [[Caribbean English|English]], [[English-based creole languages]] ([[Jamaican Patois]], [[Bahamian Creole]], [[Trinidadian Creole]], [[Guyanese Creole]], [[Bajan Creole]]), [[Papiamento]]<br />
Minority: [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Caribbean Hindustani]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]]
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| rels = '''Majority:''' {{flatlist|
* [[Christianity]]
* [[Christianity]]
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* [[Islam]]
}} '''Minority:''' {{flatlist|
}} '''Minority:''' {{flatlist|
* [[Rastafarianism]]
* [[Agnosticism]]
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* [[Atheism]]
* [[Hinduism]]
* [[Hinduism]]
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* [[Islam]]
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* [[Judaism]]
* [[Rastafari]]
* [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]]
* [[Afro-American religion]]
* [[Traditional African religions]]
* [[Native American religion|Amerindian religions]]
* [[Buddhism]]
* [[Buddhism]]
* [[Sikhism]]
* [[Sikhism]]
* [[Jainism]]
* [[Jainism]]
* [[Zoroastrianism]]
* [[Zoroastrianism]]
* [[Taoism]]
* [[Confucianism]]
* [[Chinese folk religion]]
* [[Kebatinan]]
* Others
* Others
}}
}}
| related = [[Afro-Caribbean]], [[Chinese Caribbean]], [[White Caribbean]], [[Indo-Caribbean]]
| related = [[Americans]], [[Canadians]], [[Latin Americans]]
}}
}}


'''Caribbean''' or '''West Indian''' are natives or inhabitants of [[Caribbean region]] and people of Caribbean descent. The Caribbean region was the original home of the [[Amerindians]] from the [[Island Caribs|Carib]] and [[Arawak]] groups. These groups were decimated by a combination of overwork and disease brought and imposed by [[European colonization of the Americas|European colonizers]]. <ref name=>[http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/CA/00/40/02/47/00001/PDF.pdf The Caribbean as a Melting Pot] </ref>
'''Caribbean people''' are the people born in or inhabitants of the [[Caribbean]] region or people of Caribbean descent living outside the Caribbean. The Caribbean region was initially populated by [[Amerindians]] from several different [[Island Caribs|Kalinago]] and [[Arawak|Taino]] groups. These groups were decimated by a combination of enslavement and disease brought by [[European colonization of the Americas|European colonizers]]. Descendants of the Taino and Kalinago tribes exist today in the Caribbean and elsewhere but are usually of partial Amerindian ancestry.<ref>[http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/CA/00/40/02/47/00001/PDF.pdf The Caribbean as a Melting Pot]</ref>





Modern Caribbean people usually further identify by their own specific ethnic ancestry, therefore constituting various subgroups, of which are: [[Afro-Caribbean]] (largely descendants of bonded African slaves), [[Hispanic]]/[[Latino (demonym)|Latino]]-Caribbean (people from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean who descend from solely or a mixture of Spaniards, West Africans, indigenous peoples, other Europeans, Arabs, or Chinese), [[White Caribbean]] (largely descendants of [[History of the Caribbean|European colonizers]] and some indentured workers), [[Asian Caribbean people|Asian Caribbean]] who are mainly divided between [[Indo-Caribbean people|Indo-Caribbean]] (largely descendants of [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Girmityas|jahaji]] [[Indian indenture system|indentured laborers]] and some free immigrants) and [[Chinese Caribbean people|Chinese Caribbean]] (largely descendants of free Chinese immigrants and some indentured workers), and [[Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean|Indigenous Caribbean]] (descendants of the indigenous people of the Caribbean with some degree of [[Genetic admixture|admixture]]).


As of 2024, the Caribbean population is estimated to be approximately 44.8 million, with a growth rate of around 0.54% from the previous year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Caribbean Population 2024 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/continents/caribbean-population |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref>


==Culture==
==Culture==
*[[List of Caribbean music genres]]
{{Main|Caribbean culture}}
* [[List of Caribbean music genres]]


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Caribbean}}
* [[Afro-Caribbean]]
* [[Afro-Caribbean]]
* [[British African-Caribbean people]]
* [[Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean]]
* [[Caribbean region of Colombia]]
* [[Indo-Caribbean]]
* [[Asian Caribbean]]
* [[Asian Caribbean]]
* [[White Caribbean]]
* [[White Caribbean]]
* [[West Indian]]
* [[West Indian]]


== References ==
==References==

{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==


{{Caribbean topics}}

{{Caribbean diaspora}}
{{Caribbean diaspora}}


[[Category:Ethnic groups in the Caribbean]]
[[Category:Caribbean people| ]]
[[Category:Caribbean diaspora]]
[[Category:Caribbean diaspora| ]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in the Caribbean| ]]

Latest revision as of 23:36, 14 August 2024

This article is about people of the Caribbean area or diaspora. For other uses, see Caribbean.

Caribbean people
Total population
c. 45–47 million
Regions with significant populations
 Colombia12 million
 Cuba11 million
 Haiti11 million
 Dominican Republic10 million
 Puerto Rico3.4 million
 Jamaica2.7 million
 Trinidad and Tobago1.3 million
 Guyana790 thousand
 Suriname633 thousand
Languages
Mainly: Spanish, French, French-based creole languages (Haitian Creole, Antillean Creole), English, English-based creole languages (Jamaican Patois, Bahamian Creole, Trinidadian Creole, Guyanese Creole, Bajan Creole), Papiamento
Minority: Dutch, Caribbean Hindustani, Chinese
Religion
Majority:
Minority:
Related ethnic groups
Americans, Canadians, Latin Americans

Caribbean people are the people born in or inhabitants of the Caribbean region or people of Caribbean descent living outside the Caribbean. The Caribbean region was initially populated by Amerindians from several different Kalinago and Taino groups. These groups were decimated by a combination of enslavement and disease brought by European colonizers. Descendants of the Taino and Kalinago tribes exist today in the Caribbean and elsewhere but are usually of partial Amerindian ancestry.[1]

Modern Caribbean people usually further identify by their own specific ethnic ancestry, therefore constituting various subgroups, of which are: Afro-Caribbean (largely descendants of bonded African slaves), Hispanic/Latino-Caribbean (people from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean who descend from solely or a mixture of Spaniards, West Africans, indigenous peoples, other Europeans, Arabs, or Chinese), White Caribbean (largely descendants of European colonizers and some indentured workers), Asian Caribbean who are mainly divided between Indo-Caribbean (largely descendants of Indian jahaji indentured laborers and some free immigrants) and Chinese Caribbean (largely descendants of free Chinese immigrants and some indentured workers), and Indigenous Caribbean (descendants of the indigenous people of the Caribbean with some degree of admixture).

As of 2024, the Caribbean population is estimated to be approximately 44.8 million, with a growth rate of around 0.54% from the previous year.[2]

Culture

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Main article: Caribbean culture

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Caribbean as a Melting Pot
  2. ^ "Caribbean Population 2024". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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