Talk:Demographics of Guatemala/Archive 1

Replacing the term "mestizo" by "ladino"
In this article, the term "mestizo" is defined as "mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino". However, "ladino" is not just a racial mix as the term also includes racially indigenous people that consider themselves to be non-indigenous or "westenized" in a cultural sense. In the second place, in Guatemala the term "ladino" has been officially recognized as an ethnic group by government institutions. The population census of 2002 reflects this, and lets respondents determine to which ethnic group they belong. The census does only use the term "ladino" and makes NO use of the term "mestizo" as an ethnic group. The Guatemalan Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) defines the Ladino population as follows: "Pueblo Ladino - La población ladina ha sido caracterizada como una población heterogénea que se expresa en idioma español como idioma materno, que posee determinadas características culturales de arraigo hispano matizadas con elementos culturales indígenas y viste a la usanza comúnmente llamada occidental." See for references: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladino_%28poblaci%C3%B3n%29

In short, in my view the term "mestizo" should be replaced by the "ladino", and the term ladino should briefly be defined, and linked to the related wiki article: ladino people. Arjuno 03:40, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Some of the % of different peoples (mestizo vs. mayan and garífuna) don't seem to add up in different parts of the text. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.6.194.3 (talk) 23:14, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Unreferenced or wrongly referenced content
There are repeated claims within this article to data that reputedly characterizes exact percentages / numbers of the Guatemalan population as "white" versus "mestizo". Fact checking has so far not found any adequate sourcing for these assertions. Accordingly, unless WP:RS are produced to back up this content - (please bring it forward if it does exist!) - the assertions will be removed per guidelines. I am letting some of this content "hover" for a while, but marking it with tags, to provide an opportunity for anyone who wants to provide the proper sourcing - if it exists. FeatherPluma (talk) 04:13, 22 April 2015 (UTC)


 * The Latinobarometro http://www.infoamerica.org/primera/lb_2011.pdf (page 58) does give some figures for 'blancos'. However there is the question of what terms are used within Guatemala and what terms are imposed from outside.   --Erp (talk) 15:12, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

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Suggested Source Additions: Bibliography
1.    “World Population Prospects - Population Division.” United Nations, United Nations, esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/.

2.    “The World Factbook: GUATEMALA.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 22 Feb. 2018, www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html.

3.    “Guatemala Population 2018.” Guatemala Population 2018 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs), worldpopulationreview.com/countries/guatemala-population/.

4.    Guatemala Demographics Profile 2018, www.indexmundi.com/guatemala/demographics_profile.html.

5.    “Global Health - Guatemala.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 Nov. 2013, www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/guatemala/.

6.    “Guatemala .” Guatemala | Data, data.worldbank.org/country/Guatemala.

7.    Sawe, Benjamin Elisha. “Ethnic Groups Of Guatemala.” WorldAtlas, 26 Dec. 2016, www.worldatlas.com/articles/ethnic-groups-of-guatemala.html.

Kuehnemankr (talk) 21:46, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Explanation of Various Charts
In this article, there are many charts that do not have any sort of explanation. Mainly in the vital statistic section. Also, I think that you should explain what vital statistics are in general. Without the explanation of the charts, it makes it difficult for the reader to understand what exact is going on within the charts. Kuehnemankr (talk) 21:28, 7 March 2018 (UTC)