The stigma associated with African descent in much of the country leads mixed-race individuals to identify away from their Afro roots, and unofficial figures place the Afro-Colombian community at as high as 25% of the total population. 
Unyanyapaa wanaofanyiwa watu wenye asili ya Afrika katika sehemu kubwa ya nchini hiyo husababisha machotara wengi kutotaka kujulikana kuwa wana asili ya Afrika, wakati takwimu zisizo rasmi zinaonyesha kuwa raia wa nchi hiyo wenye asili ya Afrika wanafikia asilimia 25 ya watu wote.