page_title: Indigenous peoples in Paraguay
section_title: Settlement
hierarchical_section_title: Indigenous peoples in Paraguay / Settlement
caption_attribution_description: English: Toba chieftain and his wives. Scientific Expedition to the rivers Paraguay, Alto Paraná and Iguazú, in 1892. Español: Excursion Científica por los ríos Paraguay, Alto Paraná e Iguazú, en 1892.Svenska: Tobahövding med sina fruar. Vetenskaplig expedition till floderna Paraguay, Alto Paraná och Iguazú, år 1892
context_page_description: Indigenous peoples in Paraguay, or Native Paraguayans, include 17 ethnic groups belonging to five language families. While only a 1.7% of Paraguay's population is fully indigenous, 75% of the population identifies as being partially of indigenous; however, the majority do not identify as being indigenous but as Mestizos. Most of the native population lives in the northwestern part of the country, the Gran Chaco.
context_section_description: An increasing percentage of the registered indigenous population lives in the northwestern region of Paraguay. The 1981 census reported 32.8% of the indigenous peoples living there, while 44.2% lived there in 1992, and 50.7% in 2002. The majority of indigenous peoples live in rural areas in 412 indigenous communities.
caption: Toba chief, wives, and child, Paraguai River, 1892
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