Population in Latin AmericaMultiracial Society16th CenturyIndians = 95%Europeans = <2%Africans = <3%Spanish begin black slave trade1518-1870 = 1.5 million to SA – 16% of the Atlantic trade= 3.7 million to Brazil19th Century (1825 – approximate percentages)Whites = 20% Mestizo = 28%Indian = 42%Blacks = 12%Conquest consequences for Indians:1) population decline2) social order undermined/distorted3) disease toll harder on men than women => gender imbalanceContemporary Latin American Population1950 155 million2000 513 millionCharacteristics of the Population (source: UN Population Fund 2007)1) 222 million people (42.9%) are poor- 96 million (18.1% extreme poverty)http://gisweb.ciat.cgiar.org/population/Population Distribution – South