Black Bermudian

Black Bermudian

Total population
Black Bermudian 45,000-37,500 Ancestral Diaspora 80,000-60,000
Regions with significant populations
Bermuda (UK) Approx. 37,500[1]
United States	[2]
United Kingdom	[3]
Canada	[4]
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)a	[5]
Bahamasa	~10,000b
Languages
Bermudian English
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
African people  • Afro-Caribbean • Afro-Bahamian  • Afro-American • English people
a Ancestral Diaspora b Estimated aboriginal population All population figures are estimates

African Bermudians or Bermudians of African descent are Bermudians whose ancestry lies within the continent of Africa. The population descented from Black Africans, exported to Bermuda as slaves. Some Black Bermudians were Free Blacks who chose to immigrate to the island to work as indentured servants during the 17th century. By the 19th century the Black population surpassed the White population and became Bermuda's largest ethnic group, which was initially classed as being "Coloured" alongside all other non-white ethnicities of Bermuda. "Black Bermudian" became a recognised ethnic group in Bermuda in the 20th century, by which time it was the largest ethnic group on the island.

Currently, the majority of Bermuda's ethnic make-up is Black, accounting for 54% of the territory's population.^[1]

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