The Intertwined Dynamics of Demographics and Race
Stark racial inequalities are affecting birth rates throughout Latin America, but the topic is critically understudied.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on Latin America’s demographic transformation In Colombia’s Pacific coast city of Buenaventura, Danelly Estupiñán grew up witnessing the pain of childbirth as her mother worked as a midwife. She also saw the significant time and effort it took for her mother to raise 12 children. Estupiñán, an Afro-Colombian who now works as a rights defender at the civil association Proceso de Comunidades Negras, remembers those experiences, which led her to decide to have only one child. A shrinking family tree is becoming more...
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