Moreno Venezuelans

Moreno Venezuelans are Venezuelans who are multiracial. It can refer to multiracial Venezuelans, who are either mulatto, mestizo, pardo, or zambo. Some Moreno Venezuelans are also mixed with Asian ancestry (Arabs and Chinese), although this particular admixture is not nearly as common as the aforementioned ones.

Moreno Venezuelans
Venezolanos Morenos
Morenos
Total population
15,586,454
51.6% of the Venezuelan population[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
   Throughout Venezuela
Languages
Venezuelan Spanish
small minorities speak Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, English and French.
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Other Venezuelans, Mestizos, White Venezuelan, Afro-Venezuelan, Amerindian, Spaniards, Pardos, Mestizo Colombian, Latin Americans, Cocoa panyol

According to the 2011 Census, those who identify as Moreno amount to 51.6% of Venezuela's population.

Per an autosomal DNA genetic study conducted in 2008 by the University of Brasília (UNB), Venezuela's gene pool is composed of 61% European contribution, 23% indigenous contribution, and 16% African contribution.[3]

Census

The Census of Venezuela classifies the population as:

See also

References
  1. "Resultado Básico del XIV Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2011 (Mayo 2014)" (PDF). Ine.gov.ve. p. 29. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=95&Itemid=26 Venezuelan population by 30/Jun/2014 is 30,206,2307 according to the National Institute of Statistics
  3. Godinho, Neide Maria de Oliveira (2008). "O impacto das migrações na constituição genética de populações latino-americanas". Universidade de Brasília. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/documentos/Demografia/CensodePoblacionyVivienda/pdf/nacional.pdf

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