Latin America contains a sizeable percentage of Quakers worldwide, about 17.5%, according to the Friends World Committee for Consultation. Latin American members of the Religious Society of Friends are concentrated in Bolivia and Guatemala., but they are found in several other countries as well.

Throughout the region there are about 60,000 members. Most of these Friends are Evangelical and are affiliated with Evangelical Friends International.

Bolivia

There are about 30,000 Friends in Bolivia, according to the National Evangelical Friends Church of Bolivia. Quakerism came to Bolivia

Also during 1919 the Holiness Friends Mission, an association of independent Indiana Friends meetings, established meetings in Bolivia's northern Andes surrounding Sorata village. When the Mission reorganized as Central Friends Mission in 1952 the Bolivian meetings divided into two Yearly Meetings -- Central Evangelical Friends Church, and Holiness Friends.

Until recent years Bolivian s consisted only of members of Aymara heritage. Aymara Friends are now working among Quechua, Mosetain, Chimani, and other tribal groups. Yearly Meetings include:

• Iglesia Evangélica Amigos Central (Central Evangelical Friends Church)
• Iglesia Evangélica
  
  
  
  Unión Boliviana "Amigos" (Bolivian Union Evangelical Friends Church)
• Iglesia Nacional Evangélica Los Amigos de Bolivia (National Evangelical Friends Church of Bolivia)
• Iglesia Evangélica Misión Boliviana de Santidad Amigos (Bolivian Evangelical Mission Church of Holiness Friends )

Guatemala

There are approximately 20,630 Friends in the nation of Guatemala. They belong to the following yearly meetings:

• Iglesia Evangélica Embajadores Amigos (Evangelical Ambassadors Friends Church)
• Iglesia Evangélica Nacional Amigos de Guatemala (National Evangelical Friends Church of Guatemala)
• Junta Anual Amigos de Santidad (Friends of Holiness Yearly Meeting)

Other Latin American countries

In Peru there are about 5,000 Friends, they are a part of the Iglesia Nacional Evangélica Los Amigos del Perú (National Evangelical Friends Church of Peru).

In Honduras there are about 2,000 Friends, members of the Junta Anual Amigos de Santidad (Friends of Holiness Yearly Meeting).

There are about 800 Friends in Mexico, there are two yearly meetings: the Asociación Religiosa de las Iglesias Evangélicas de los Amigos (Religious Association of the Evangelical Churches of Friends) and the Reunion General de los Amigos en México (General Meeting of Friends in Mexico).

In El Salvador there are about 550 Friends, members of The Iglesias Evangélicas de los Amigos en El Salvador (Evangelical Friends Churches in El Salvador).

There are about 373 Friends in Cuba, they are members of the Cuba Yearly Meeting, which is affiliated with Friends United Meeting.

There are also about 72 Friends in Costa Rica and about 20 in Colombia.