Paraguayans

Paraguayans (Spanish: paraguayos) are the citizens of Paraguay.

Paraguayans
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Regions with significant populations
 Paraguay     7,146,356
 Argentina690,948[1]
 Spain64,547[1]
 Brazil52,770[1]
 United States34,307[1]
 Canada8,000[2]
Languages
Paraguayan Spanish, Guarani, other indigenous languages, Portuguese German[3]
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, indigenous religions[4]

Though the majority of Paraguayans reside in Paraguay, significant communities have been established in multiple countries, most noticeably Argentina, Spain, United States, Brazil.

History

The first inhabitants of Paraguay were the Guarani people.[5]

Ethnic structure

As in other Latin American countries, in Paraguay, from the onset of Spanish colonization and settlement, miscegenation or mestizaje was the norm rather than the exception. Paraguay has one of the most homogeneous populations in South America. About 75% of the people are mestizo (mixed Spanish and Guaraní Native American descent), 20% are Whites, and the rest are small minorities of Indigenous or Afro Paraguayan origin.[6]

Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Paraguay

Classification
Main article: Paraguayan nationality law

See also

References
  1. "Paraguay - Emigrantes totales 2019 - Datosmacro.com" (in Spanish).
  2. "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin and Destination". Migration Policy Institute.
  3. "Paraguay - World Directory of Minorities & Indigenous Peoples".
  4. "Paraguayans".
  5. "history - PARAGUAY".
  6. Francisco Lizcano Fernández (2005). "Composición Étnica de las Tres Áreas Culturales del Continente Americano al Comienzo del Siglo XXI" [Ethnic Composition of the Three Cultural Areas of the American Continent at the Beginning of the 21st Century]. Convergencia. Revista de Ciencias Sociales (in Spanish). 12 (38): 185–232.


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