Argentines

Argentines, also known as Argentinians or Argentineans, are people associated with Argentina. These ties may be legal, historical, ancestral, or cultural. For most Argentines, several of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their Argentine identity.

Argentina is a multiethnic society, home to people of various ethnic, racial, religious, denomination, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. As a result, Argentines do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and allegiance to Argentina. Aside from the indigenous population, nearly all Argentines or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries. Among countries in the world that have received the most immigrants in modern history, Argentina, with 6.6 million, ranks second to the United States (27 million), and ahead of other immigrant destinations such as Canada, Brazil, and Australia.

It is estimated that between 79.4% to 85% of Argentina's population are whites (predominantly European or Levantine ancestry), while mestizos (mixed European and Amerindian ancestry without predominance) constitute between 10.7% to 16.3%; according to the 2022 census, indigenous (predominantly Amerindian ancestry) make up 2.8%, while blacks account 0.7% (predominantly African ancestry). Regardless of predominant ancestry, it is estimated that between 30% and 56% of Argentines have at least one Amerindian ancestor, and between 4% and 6% have at least one African ancestor.

Ethnic groups

Overview

Argentina is a multiethnic society, which means that it is home to people of many different ethnic, racial, religious, and denominational backgrounds.