List of countries and territories where Spanish is an official language
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Spanish is the official language of 24 independent nations, 2 dependent territories and 10 integrated territories. The following is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories where Spanish is a de jure or de facto official language.
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Official language change
This table shows the population of the countries, not the number of Spanish speakers.
Nr | Country | Continent | Population |
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1 | United States | North America | 313 000 000 |
2 | Mexico | North America | 123 000 000 |
3 | Philippines | Asia | 101 000 000 |
4 | Colombia | South America | 48 000 000 |
5 | Argentina | South America | 44 000 000 |
6 | Spain | Europe | 41 000 000 |
7 | Peru | South America | 30 000 000 |
8 | Venezuela | South America | 25 000 000 |
9 | Chile | South America | 16 000 000 |
10 | Ecuador | South America | 15 000 000 |
11 | Guatemala | North America | 14 000 000 |
12 | Bolivia | South America | 11 000 000 |
13 | Cuba | North America | 10 000 000 |
14 | Dominican Republic | North America | 9 500 000 |
15 | Honduras | North America | 9 000 000 |
16 | Paraguay | South America | 7 000 000 |
17 | El Salvador | North America | 6 500 000 |
18 | Nicaragua | North America | 6 000 000 |
19 | Costa Rica | North America | 5 000 000 |
20 | Panama | North America | 4 000 000 |
21 | Uruguay | South America | 3 000 000 |
22 | Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 1 500 000 |
23 | Western Sahara | Africa | 525 000 |
24 | Micronesia | Oceania | 115 000 |
Minority language change
Nr | Country | Continent | Population | Total speakers |
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1 | Algeria | Africa | 45,000,000 | 306,000 |
2 | Andorra | Europe | 80,000 | 55,000 |
3 | Australia | Oceania | 26,500,000 | 488,000 |
4 | Belize | North America | 433,000 | 232,000 |
5 | Brazil | South America | 217,000,000 | 6,600,000 |
6 | Bulgaria | Europe | 6,600,000 | 600,000 |
7 | Canada | North America | 39,000,000 | 2,200,000 |
8 | China | Asia | 1,433,000,000 | 342,000 |
9 | Denmark | Europe | 5,900,000 | 725,000 |
10 | Estonia | Europe | 1,300,000 | 55,000 |
11 | Finland | Europe | 5,500,000 | 488,000 |
12 | France | Europe | 67,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
13 | Germany | Europe | 84,000,000 | 800,000 |
14 | Gibraltar | Europe | 33,000 | 25,000 |
15 | Haiti | North America | 11,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
16 | Iceland | Europe | 376,000 | 6,000 |
17 | India | Asia | 1,436,000,000 | 500,000 |
18 | Ireland | Europe | 5,200,000 | 200,000 |
19 | Israel | Asia | 8,800,000 | 360,000 |
20 | Ivory Coast | Africa | 29,000,000 | 430,000 |
21 | Jamaica | North America | 2,700,000 | 160,000 |
22 | Japan | Asia | 125,000,000 | 860,000 |
23 | Latvia | Europe | 1,800,000 | 120,000 |
24 | Lithuania | Europe | 2,700,000 | 250,000 |
25 | Marshall Islands | Oceania | 75,000 | 1,600 |
26 | Morocco | Africa | 38,000,000 | 6,000,000 |
27 | New Zealand | Oceania | 5,300,000 | 180,000 |
28 | Norway | Europe | 5,400,000 | 342,000 |
29 | Palau | Oceania | 20,000 | 500 |
30 | Portugal | Europe | 10,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
31 | Romania | Europe | 19,000,000 | 2,200,000 |
32 | Russia | Europe | 144,000,000 | 600,000 |
33 | Sweden | Europe | 10,200,000 | 2,600,000 |
34 | Trinidad and Tobago | None[a] | 1,500,000 | 80,000 |
35 | United Kingdom | Europe | 68,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
36 | United States Virgin Islands | North America | 106,000 | 20,000 |
Dependent entities change
Nr | Entity | Continent | Population | Status |
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1 | Puerto Rico | North America | 3 000 000 | US Territory |
2 | Canary Islands | Africa | 2 000 000 | Autonomous community of Spain |
3 | Balearic Islands | Europe | 1 800 000 | Autonomous community of Spain |
4 | Roraima | South America | 700 000 | State of Brazil |
5 | Guam | Oceania | 150 000 | US Territory |
6 | Tindouf Province | Africa | 125 000 | Province of Algeria |
7 | Ceuta | Africa | 80 000 | Autonomous city of Spain |
8 | Melilla | Africa | 70 000 | Autonomous city of Spain |
9 | San Andrés y Providencia | North America | 60 000 | Department of Colombia |
10 | Galapagos Islands | Oceania | 30 000 | Province of Ecuador |
11 | Easter Island | Oceania | 7 000 | Province of Chile |
12 | Juan Fernandez Islands | Oceania | 800 | Province of Chile |
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Notes change
- ↑ No continental status (South America geologically, North America politically)