Which groups make up Bermuda’s population?

Bermuda’s population is primarily composed of two main groups:

• People of African ancestry: Approximately three-fifths of the population is of full or mixed African ancestry. This group includes descendants of enslaved people brought to the islands before the 1807 abolition of the slave trade, as well as immigrants from the West Indies and Cape Verdeans.1
• People of European ancestry: About one-third of the population is white, including individuals of British and American descent. This group also includes descendants of Portuguese labourers who immigrated from Madeira and the Azores beginning in the mid-19th century.1