Venezuela is home to a diverse ethnic population. It is estimated that most of the population has pardo, or mixed, ethnic ancestry. Approximately 63%  of the population has mixed European and indigenous (Amerindian) ancestry, commonly referred to as mestizo or mulatto-mestizo (African, European, and indigenous). 20% of the Venezuelans can trace their lineage back to Europe, and 10%  have primarily African ancestry. The indigenous population is comparatively small in numbers.

Ethnic minorities in Venezuela consist of groups that descend mainly from African or Indigenous peoples; 2.8% identified themselves as “black” and 0.7% as Afro-descendant, 2.6% claimed to belong to Indigenous peoples, and 1.2% answered “other races”. Among Indigenous people, 58% were Wayúu, 7% Warao, 5% Kariña, 4% Pemón, 3% Piaroa, 3% Jivi, 3% Añu, 3% Cumanágoto, 2% Yukpa, 2% Chaima and 1% Yanomami; the remaining 9% consisted of other Indigenous nations.

Ethnic Composition

• Mestizo – 63%
• White – 20%
• Black  – 10%
• Indigenous/Others  – 7% 

Source: Census Estimates