Koreans in Paraguay

Koreans in Paraguay
재파라과이 한인
Jae Paraguai Hanin
Coreanos en Paraguay
Total population
50,205 (2025)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Asunción4,540[1]
Ciudad del Este528[1]
Encarnación89[1]
Pedro Juan Caballero and others48[1][2]
Languages
Spanish, Korean, English[3]
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Korean diaspora

Koreans in Paraguay formed one of the earliest Korean diaspora communities in Latin America. However, they were always overshadowed by the larger Korean communities in neighbouring Brazil and Argentina and since the late 1990s, their population has fallen significantly.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c d e 재외동포 본문(지역별 상세), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2011-07-15, p. 171, retrieved 2012-02-25
  2. ^ Espínola González, Zulma (2002), "La presencia coreana en Paraguay" (PDF), Corea del Sur: una puerta para el Paraguay, Banco Central del Paraguay, archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-07-24, retrieved 2008-10-02
  3. ^ Choi, Jinny (May 2007), "English as an International Language: its power, influence, and effect on Koreans living abroad — A comparative study on language maintenance and language shift among Koreans in Paraguay and Koreans in the United States", The Inaugural Global EIL Congress — English as an International Language: Setting the Standards, The Asian EFL Journal, archived from the original on 2008-05-11, retrieved 2008-10-02
  4. ^ Lesser, Jeffrey (23 May 2001), "Asians in South America", in Ember, Melvin; Ember, Carol R. (eds.), Countries and their Cultures, Macmillan Library Reference, ISBN 978-0-02-864950-4, retrieved 2008-10-02
  5. ^ 재외동포현황 - 중남미 [Status of overseas compatriots - Central/South America], Overseas Korean Foundation, 2005, archived from the original on 2009-04-14, retrieved 2008-09-27

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