Editing Demographics of Uruguay (section)

==Ethnic groups ==
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|caption = Ethnic groups in Uruguay<ref name=enha_asc>{{cite web|title=Atlas Sociodemografico y de la Desigualdad en Uruguay, 2011: Ancestry |language=es |publisher=National Institute of Statistics |url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/Atlas_Sociodemografico/Atlas_fasciculo_2_Afrouruguayos.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209083630/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/Atlas_Sociodemografico/Atlas_fasciculo_2_Afrouruguayos.pdf |archive-date=9 February 2014 |page=15}}</ref><ref name=CIA>{{cite web |author=Central Intelligence Agency |title=Uruguay |work=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |location=Langley, Virginia |year=2016 |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/uruguay/ |access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref>
|label1 = [[White Latin Americans|White]]
|value1 = 87.7
|color1 = MistyRose
|label2 = [[Afro-Uruguayan|Black]]
|value2 = 4.6
|color2 = Black
|label3 = [[Indigenous peoples in Uruguay|Indigenous]]
|value3 = 2.4
|color3 = Peru
|label4 = [[Asian Latin American|Asian]]
|value4 = 0.2
|color4 = Gold
|label5 = Other/none
|value5 = 5.1
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Most Uruguayans are descended from colonial-era settlers and [[Immigration to Uruguay|immigrants]] from Europe with almost 88% of the population being of either sole or partial [[European ethnic groups|European descent]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/portal/constituciones/pais.formato?pais=Uruguay&indice=datos|title=Constituciones hispanoamericanas|website=Cervantesvirtual.com|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> with a majority of these being [[Spaniards]], followed closely by [[Italians]], and smaller numbers of [[French people|French]], [[Germans]], [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]], British ([[English people|English]] or [[Scottish people|Scots]]), [[Irish people|Irish]], [[Swiss people|Swiss]], [[Russians]], [[Polish people|Poles]], [[Bulgarians]], [[Hungarians]], [[Ukrainians]], [[Lithuanians]], [[Estonians]], [[Latvians]], [[Swedish people|Swedes]], [[Danish people|Danes]], [[Dutch people|Dutch]], [[Belgians]], [[Austrians]], [[Croats]], [[Serbs]], [[Greeks]] and others.

There are also smaller numbers of [[Western Asia]]n (Turks, Israelis, and Lebanese) and [[South Caucasus]] ethnic groups ([[Armenian people|Armenians]], [[Georgians]], and [[Azeris]]).

Many Swiss settlements (''colonias'' or "colonies"), such as Colonia Suiza, [[Colonia Valdense]] and [[Nueva Helvecia]], were founded in the department of [[Colonia Department|Colonia]]. Also, there are towns founded by early British settlers, such as [[Conchillas]] and [[Barker, Uruguay|Barker]]. A Russian colony called [[San Javier, Uruguay|San Javier]] was founded in the 1910s in the department of [[Río Negro Department|Río Negro]]. There are also [[Mennonite]] colonies in the department of Río Negro and in the department of [[Canelones Department|Canelones]].

Many of the European immigrants arrived in the late 19th century and have heavily influenced the architecture and culture of Montevideo and other major cities. For this reason, Montevideo and life within the city are very reminiscent of Western Europe.

The rest of the Uruguayan population is Black/[[Afro-Uruguayan]] of African descent and about 1 or 2% are of Asian descent, mostly are Lebanese/Syrian Arab, and Chinese or Japanese ancestry.

[[Amerindians]] descendants make up a small population in the Rural North region, with [[Mestizo]]s making up 6% of the population.

Uruguay has the highest percentage of self-identified [[White Latin Americans]] of any country in Latin America, however genetic studies have found that over a third of Uruguayans in the samples studied had Amerindian admixture.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lr21.com.uy/comunidad/462619-en-uruguay-hay-115118-descendientes-de-indigenas | title=En Uruguay hay 115.118 descendientes de indígenas | date=14 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.uypress.net/Secciones/En-Uruguay-un-34-de-la-poblacion-tiene-ascendencia-indigena-uc80899 | title=En Uruguay un 34% de la población tiene ascendencia indígena }}</ref>