Portuguese Argentines
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Unknown (by birth) + 1,000,000 (by ancestry) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Predominantly in the Pampas, Mendoza, Misiones and Chubut | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish · Portuguese | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Catholicism Minority: Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Portuguese Portuguese Uruguayans · Portuguese Brazilians · Portuguese Venezuelans |
Portuguese Argentines are Argentines of Portuguese descent or a Portugal-born person who resides in Argentina. Portuguese Argentines are one of the biggest Portuguese communities in the world.
During the great European immigration wave period, more than 100,000 Portuguese arrived in Argentina. Currently there are some 1,000,000 people of Portuguese ancestry in Argentina, of whom 14,946 hold Portuguese citizenship.