European Peruvian

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European Peruvians currently make up about a quarter of the total population of Peru. Traditionally this demographic group has been more dominant in the political, commercial, and diplomatic sectors of Peruvian society. Many people from European background mixed with the indigenous population of Peru creating an entirely new demographic group called mestizos. Mestizos make up about 40% of the total population of Peru. Unmixed Europeans make up about 20% of the Peruvian population.

The following are the countries of origin of the majority of European-descended Peruvians:

• Spanish Peruvian
• Italian Peruvian
• German Peruvian
• French Peruvian
• British Peruvian
• Irish Peruvian
• Croatian-Peruvians