Total population | |
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38,731 (2022)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Boquerón Department (Menno Colony, Neuland Colony, Filadelfia, etc.) | |
Religions | |
Anabaptist | |
Scriptures | |
Bible | |
Languages | |
Plautdietsch, Standard German, Spanish, English |
Mennonites in Paraguay are either Plautdietsch-speakers of mostly Flemish, Frisian and Prussian ancestry or, like the majority of Paraguayans, of mixed (southern European/Amerindian) or Amerindian ancestry. Ethnic Mennonites contribute heavily to the agricultural and dairy output of Paraguay.