Indigenous peoples in Argentina
Argentina has 35 indigenous people groups (often referred to as Argentine Amerindians or Native Argentines) officially recognized by the national government. As of the 2010 census [INDEC], some 955,032 Argentines (2.38% of the country's population) self-identify as indigenous or first-generation descendants of indigenous peoples.
Proportion of native Argentines in each department as of the 2022 Argentine census | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,306,730 (2022 census) 2.83% of the Argentina's population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Predominantly in the Argentine Northwest and in the Patagonia near border areas | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish • Indigenous languages (including Guaraní, Qom, Wichí, Quechua, Mapuche) | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
The most populous indigenous groups were the Aonikenk, Kolla, Qom, Wichí, Diaguita, Mocoví, Huarpe peoples, Mapuche and Guarani Many Argentines also identify as having at least one indigenous ancestor; a genetic study conducted by the University of Buenos Aires in 2011 showed that more than 56% of the 320 Argentines sampled were shown to have at least one indigenous ancestor in one parental lineage and around 11% had indigenous ancestors in both parental lineages.
Jujuy Province, in the Argentine Northwest, is home to the highest percentage of households (15%) with at least one indigenous resident or a direct descendant of an indigenous person; Chubut and Neuquén Provinces, in Patagonia, have upwards of 12%.