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Quechua people

Кечуа · Q134936

census counts
1,837,105
Bolivia, census 2012 (national and/or ethnic group, UN)
1,883,624
sum of censuses in 2 countries, 2012-2024

In brief

The largest documented number lives in Bolivia: 1,837,105 people in the 2012 census.

Official figures exist for 2 countries; together they add up to 1,883,624. This is not an estimate of the world total: the censuses were held in different years (2012-2024) and define belonging differently, and countries without such data are not counted.

Where they live: census figures

Each figure comes from the country's official census. Censuses define belonging differently (self-identification, citizenship, mother tongue, ancestry); the type is given on each row.

Bolivia2012 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Quechua» · total population, all ages; UN row "Unknown" = persons who did not declare belonging to an indigenous nation/people · [1]
1,837,105
Chile2024 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Quechua» · [2]
46,519
Sum across 2 countries1,883,624

Sources

  1. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Census - de facto - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  2. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Chile, Census - de facto - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…