Indian Population in Latin America (As of 1982) fwd

gwelker@mail.lmi.org
Wed, 7 Jun 1995 13:16:00 EST


Sources:

Handbook of Middle-American Indians

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/indpop.html

Bolivia 4,283,200
Ecuador 3,340,000
Guatemala 4,200,000
Mexico 23,500,000 (roughly 29% of Mexico's population, and
of Latin America's Amerind population)
Peru 10,288,850
Argentina 197,500
Brazil 220,000
Colombia 500,000
Costa Rica 32,000
Chile 925,000
Salvador 293,000
Honduras 245,000
Micaragua 152,000
Panama 126,480
Paraguay 66,662
Venezuela 331,929
Antilles 215,000
Guyana 38,367
Suriname 4,850

Mexico

Acaxee Northwest Extinct
Amuzgo Pacific coast 25,000
Aztec Central/South 1,000,000
Chatino Pacific coast 21,000
Chinantec South 63,000
Chocho' South 2,500
Chol (Maya) South 80,000
Chontal South 60,000
Chuj (Maya) South 16,000
Cochimi Northwest Extinct
Cocopa Northwest 900
Cora Northwest 8,000
Cuicatec South 16,000
Cuitlatec South Extinct
Huastec (Maya) Gulf coast 80,000
Huave Isthmus Tehuantepec 20,000
Huichol Northwest 8,000
Ixcatec South Nearly extinct
Jova Northwest Extinct
Jumanos Northwest Extinct
Kanjobal (Maya) South 50,000
Kiliwa Northwest Nearly extinct
Lacandon (Maya) South 200
Mam (Maya) South 250,000
Masahua Central Unknown
Matlazinca Central 2,200
Maya (Yucatec) Southeast 540,000
Mayo Northwest 30,000
Mazatec South 108,000
Mixe South 63,500
Mixtec South 218,500
Opata Northwest Unkown
Otomi Central 250,000
Papago Northwest Unknown
Pima Northwest 1,000 +
Popoloca South 23,500
Popoluca Southeast 26,000
Seri Northwest 400 Suma
Northwest Extinct
Tarahumara Northwest 53,000
Tarascan Western 60,000
Teco (Maya) South 5,000
Tepehuan Northwest 19,000
Tipai Northwest 600
Tlapanec (Maya) South 40,000
Tojolobal(Maya) South 14,000
Totonac Gulf coast 174,000
Trique South 13,500
Tubar Northwest 100
Tzeltal (Maya) South 45,000
Tzotzil (Maya) South 111,000
Yaqui Northwest 18,000
Zapotec South 309,000
Zoque South 5,352