White Peruvians

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White Peruvians (Spanish: Peruanos blancos) are Peruvians of completely or predominantly European ancestry (formerly called Criollos). In a more official sense, the census by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics, which collects demographic data on Peruvians, uses the term "white". The 2025 census where ethnic self-identification was used, white people make up 7.1% or 878,906 of the population aged 12 years and above. Traditionally, this group had been more dominant in the political, commercial, and diplomatic sectors of Peruvian society. Using this combined census methodology, the proportion of the population classified as White Peruvians, increased to 9.0% that is 2,927,194 people. The direct and indirect census results together covered the largest share of Peru's total population, making them the classification with the broadest population coverage and the closest to the country's total census count. The 2025 census will use the same terminology.

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