Caribbean people - wikipedia Caribbean people This article is about natives of the Caribbean. For other uses, see Caribbean ( disambiguation ). Caribbeans Total population c. 45 -- 47 million Regions with significant populations Caribbean Community 17.7 million ( 2015 ) Cuba 11 million Dominican Republic 10 million Puerto Rico 3.4 million United States 2.88 million Languages Mainly Spanish, French, French - based creole languages ( Haitian Creole, Antillean Creole ), English, English - based creole languages ( Papiamento, Jamaican Patois, Bahamian Creole ) Minority Dutch, Caribbean Hindustani Religion Predominantly : Christianity Hinduism Islam Minority : Rastafarianism Buddhism Sikhism Jainism Zoroastrianism Judaism Bahá'í Amerindian religion Afro - American religion Traditional African religions Taoism Confucianism Chinese folk religion Kebatinan Others Related ethnic groups Americans, Canadians, Latin Americans Caribbean people are the people born in or inhabitants of the Caribbean region or people of Caribbean descent living outside the Caribbean. The Caribbean region was initially populated by Amerindians from several different Carib and Arawak groups. These groups were decimated by a combination of slavery and disease brought by European colonizers. Descendants of the Arawak and Carib tribes exist today in the Caribbean and elsewhere but are usually of partial Amerindian ancestry. Modern Caribbeans usually further identify by their own specific ethnic ancestry, therefore constituting various subgroups, largest of which are : Afro - Caribbean ( largely descendants of emancipated African slaves ) White Caribbean ( largely descendants of European colonizers ) and Indo - Caribbean ( largely descendants of jahaji indentured workers ). Contents 1 Culture 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Culture Main article : Caribbean culture List of Caribbean music genres See also Caribbean portal Afro - Caribbean Indo - Caribbean Asian Caribbean White Caribbean West Indian References Jump up ^ Excluding Cuban Americans. Jump up ^ Results American Fact Finder ( US Census Bureau ) Jump up ^ The Caribbean as a Melting Pot External links Caribbean articles History Timeline Taíno -- Arawak Spanish Caribbean ( 1492 -- 1898 ) Dutch Caribbean ( 1554 -- 1863 ) British Caribbean ( 1586 -- 1834 ) French Caribbean ( 1625 -- 1817 ) Baltic - German Caribbean ( 1654 - 1689 ) Danish Caribbean ( 1672 -- 1917 ) German Caribbean ( 1685 - 1693 ) Swedish Caribbean ( 1784 -- 1878 ) By topic Afro - Caribbean Territorial evolution Geography Regions Antilles Greater Antilles Lesser Antilles Leeward Leeward Antilles Windward Caribbean Basin Caribbean Lowlands Caribbean Plate Caribbean Sea Caribbean South America Southern Caribbean By topic Bioregion Earthquakes Extreme points Islands by area Metropolitan areas Mountains Rivers Ultras sovereign states dependent territories Politics African - Caribbean leftism Caribbean Community CARIFORUM Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Sovereign states and dependent territories Western Caribbean Zone Economy Airlines Airports Central banks and currencies Citrus Fishing Stock exchanges Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange Sugar in Cuba in the Danish West Indies Telecommunications Tourism Culture Afro - Caribbean Art Beer Cuisine Literature Music People Sport Stadiums Television stations Demographics Languages Pre-Arawakan Population Diseases Religion Portal Caribbean diaspora Australia Brazil Canada ( Afro - Caribbean Indo - Caribbean ) United Kingdom ( Afro - Caribbean Indo - Caribbean ) United States Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_people&oldid=852761596 '' Categories : Caribbean people Caribbean diaspora Ethnic groups in the Caribbean Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from April 2013 `` Related ethnic groups '' needing confirmation Articles using infobox ethnic group with image parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages Add links This page was last edited on 31 July 2018, at 05 : 19 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what do you call someone who is from the caribbean
Answer: Caribbeans