Afro-Guyanese
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 29.3% of Guyana's population (2012) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Guyana (Georgetown, Linden, Essequibo Coast and New Amsterdam) United Kingdom, Canada, United States | |
| Languages | |
| Guyanese Creole, extinct: Berbice Dutch Creole, Skepi Dutch Creole | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Christianity Minority: Islam, Rastafari, Comfa, Afro-American religions, Traditional African religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afro-Surinamese, Afro-Barbadians, other Afro-Caribbeans, Atlantic Creole |
Afro-Guyanese, also known as Black Guyanese, is a Creole ethnic group that primarily lives in the South American country of Guyana. Generally, they descend from enslaved Africans taken to Guyana from West and Central Africa, and the Lesser Antilles during the Atlantic slave trade. Following the abolition of slavery, tens of thousands of Bajans migrated to Guyana from 1835 to 1928, many of whom assimilated into the pre-existing creole population. Although Guyana is geographically located in South-America, Afro-Guyanese are considered Afro-Caribbean due to their cultural and ancestral roots in the Caribbean islands.