Bolivian Argentines

Bolivian Argentines
Buliwyanu Arhintinapi (Quechua)
Boliviano-argentinos (Spanish)
Argentina Bolivia
People born in Bolivia by province according to RENAPER in 2023
(Not including descendants of Bolivians)
Total population
671,193 (by birth, 2023)[1]
+ 2,500,000 (by ancestry)[2]
5.4% of Argentina's population
Regions with significant populations
Mainly in Greater Buenos Aires, the New Cuyo and the Argentine Northwest
Languages
Majority: Quechua · Aymara · Spanish
Minority: Guarani · Others
Religion
Majority: Roman Catholicism
Minority: Native American religions
Related ethnic groups
Bolivians
Bolivian Brazilians · Bolivian Americans · Bolivian British · Bolivian Uruguayans

Bolivian Argentines (Quechua: Buliwyanu Arhintinapi, Spanish: Boliviano-argentinos) are Argentine citizens of predominantly or total Bolivian descent or Bolivia-born people who immigrated to Argentina. In recent decades, Bolivia has become one of the main sources of immigration in Argentina, making Bolivians one of the largest Hispanic American immigrant groups in Argentina, along with Paraguayans, Peruvians and Venezuelans.

In Argentina, at the beginning of the 21st century, lies the world's largest Bolivian community outside Bolivia. The 2001 census recorded 233,464 legal Bolivians residing in Argentina, in equal parts for women and men. This is due in large part to economic abundance, the favorable opportunities which immigrants have in Argentina, and the healthcare and quality of life.

The Permanent Assembly for Human Rights of Bolivia considers that there are over 3 million Bolivian citizens living in different foreign countries.[3] Of these, migration to Argentina accounts for 73% of the total, being the largest Bolivian diaspora group abroad.[4] Today, it is estimated that more than 2  million Bolivians reside in Argentina, 5.4% of Argentina's total population.[2]

Most Bolivians reside in Greater Buenos Aires, especially in La Matanza, Morón, Tres de Febrero and Escobar partidos. Within the City of Buenos Aires, they reside mainly in the neighbourhoods of Flores, Villa Soldati, Villa Lugano, Liniers and Nueva Pompeya.[5] There are also important Bolivian communities in the provinces of Salta, Jujuy and Tucumán. Moreover, about 50,000 Bolivians reside in the provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro in the Patagonia Region.[6]

  1. ^ "Datos sociodemográficos por país de nacimiento". RENAPER - Dirección 350,000 e Población. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cónsul Boliviano con los días contados por Raúl Kollman, Página 12, 9 de abril de 2006.
  3. ^ Asamblea Permanente de Derechos Humanos de Bolivia. "Análisis de situación de los derechos humanos en Bolivia en 2005" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ Blanco sobre negro (2º Parte): La discriminación cotidiana y las políticas xenófobas. Archived 18 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine por Daniela Pierotti, El Mango del Hacha. Nº 74 – Jueves 20 de abril de 2006.
  5. ^ Clarín (22 January 2006). "Bolivianos en Argentina" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ 03 09 socd5.php[permanent dead link]