Paraguayans
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Template:Flagcountry 6,109,644 (2022 census)[1] | |
| Template:Flagcountry | 690,948[2] |
| Template:Flagcountry | 75,889[3] |
| Template:Flagcountry | 64,547[2] |
| Template:Flagcountry | 34,307[2] |
| Template:Flagcountry | 8,000[4] |
| Template:Flagcountry | 2,215[5] |
| Languages | |
| Paraguayan Spanish, Guarani, other indigenous languages, Portuguese German[6] | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Indigenous religions[7] | |
Paraguayans are the citizens of Paraguay.[8]
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.[9]
Racial and ethnic groups
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.[10]
European or white
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Indigenous
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Languages
Paraguay is predominantly a bilingual country, as the majority of the population uses Spanish and Guaraní. The Constitution of Paraguay of 1992 established Spanish and Guaraní as official languages.[13] Spanish, an Indo-European language of the Romance branch, is understood by about 90% of the population as a first or second language. Guaraní, an indigenous language of the Tupian family, is understood by 77%, and its use is regulated by the Academy of the Guaraní Language.[14][15]
According to Instituto Cervantes' 2020 report "El Español: Una lengua viva", 68.2% of the Paraguayan population (4,946,322 inhabitants) has decent mastery of the Spanish language. The remaining 31.8% (2,306,350 inhabitants) belongs to the Group of Limited Competence, having minimal mastery of the language; the majority of them are Guaraní speakers and speak Spanish as a second language.[16] Only 7.93% are monolingual in Guaraní.[17]
Population
| # | Department | Population (2022 census)[18] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Departamento Central Central | 1 866 562 |
| 2 | Alto Paraná Alto Paraná | 784 839 |
| 3 | Asunción Asunción | 477 346 |
| 4 | Departamento de Itapúa Itapúa | 436 966 |
| 5 | Departamento de Caaguazú Caaguazú | 430 142 |
| 6 | Departamento de San Pedro San Pedro | 341 895 |
| 7 | Departamento de Cordillera Cordillera | 271 475 |
| 8 | Departamento de Concepción Concepción | 204 536 |
| 9 | Departamento de Paraguarí Paraguarí | 199 430 |
| 10 | Canindeyu Canindeyú | 189 128 |
| 11 | Departamento de Guairá Guairá | 180 121 |
| 12 | Departamento de Amambay Amambay | 173 770 |
| 13 | Caazapa Caazapá | 140 060 |
| 14 | Pte.Hayes Presidente Hayes | 126 880 |
| 15 | Departamento de Misiones Misiones | 114 542 |
| 16 | Ñeembucu Ñeembucú | 85 749 |
| 17 | Departamento de Alto Paraguay Boquerón | 68 595 |
| 18 | Alto Paraguay Alto Paraguay | 17 608 |
| Total | 6 109 644 | |
Sex
- Men: 3 078 994: 50,3%
- Women: 3 030 650: 49,7%
Classification
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See also
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References
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