 Monument to the founders of Nueva Helvecia, an early Swiss settlement in Uruguay. | |
| Total population | |
| 60,000[1] ~1.8% of the Uruguyan population (2014) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Throughout Uruguay, especially in settlements founded by Swiss immigrants. | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish · French · German • Italian • Romansh | |
| Religion | |
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| Related ethnic groups | |
| Swiss · Other ethnic groups of Uruguay: French Uruguayans, German Uruguayans, Brazilian Uruguayans, British Uruguayans, Irish Uruguayans, Italian Uruguayans, Russian Uruguayans, Polish Uruguayans, Bulgarian Uruguayans, Hungarian Uruguayans, Ukrainian Uruguayans, Lithuanian Uruguayans, Austrian Uruguayans, Croatian Uruguayans, Greek Uruguayans · Other Swiss in other nations: Swiss Argentines, Swiss Brazilians, Swiss Chileans, Swiss Americans |
Swiss Uruguayans are Uruguayan citizens of full or partial Swiss ancestry, who remain culturally connected to Switzerland, or Swiss-born people permanently residing in Uruguay. They are estimated to be around 60,000.[1]
- ^ a b Felipe Arocena. "The contribution of immigrants to Uruguay" (PDF). multiculturalismoenuruguay.com. Retrieved 6 March 2014. (in Spanish)