{"id":144812,"date":"2024-02-24T02:03:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T07:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/what-countries-speak-spanish\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T06:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:42:22","slug":"what-countries-speak-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/what-countries-speak-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Countries and Territories that Speak Spanish [With Language Guides]"},"content":{"rendered":"

With more than 490 million native speakers around the world, Spanish is a globally important language.\u00a0It’s the second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese and the fourth-most spoken language overall.<\/p>\n

Let’s look at 23 countries and territories that list Spanish as one of their official languages or have significant Spanish-speaking populations.<\/p>\n

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Summary of Spanish-Speaking Areas\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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There are 20 countries and 1 territory that state Spanish as their official or national language<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Country<\/th>Population (2021)<\/th>Language Guides<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mexico<\/td>130,207,371<\/td>Guide to Mexican Spanish<\/a>
\nMexican slang<\/a>
\nMexican party expressions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colombia<\/td>50,355,650<\/td>Guide to Colombian Spanish<\/a>
\nColombian slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spain<\/td>47,260,584<\/td>Guide to Castilian Spanish<\/a>
\nGuide on using vosotros<\/em><\/a>
\nSpanish slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Argentina<\/td>45,864,941<\/td>Guide to Argentinian Spanish<\/a>
\nArgentinian slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peru<\/td>32,201,224<\/td>Peruvian slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venezuela<\/td>29,069,153<\/td>Venezuelan slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chile<\/td>18,307,925<\/td>Chilean slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guatemala<\/td>17,422,821<\/td>Guatemalan slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecuador<\/td>17,093,159\t<\/td>Guide to Ecuadorian Spanish<\/a>
\nEcuadorian slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bolivia<\/td>11,758,869<\/td>Guide to Bolivian Spanish<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cuba<\/td>11,032,343<\/td>Guide to Cuban Spanish<\/a>
\nCuban slang<\/a>
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Dominican Republic<\/td>10,597,348<\/td>Guide to Dominican Spanish<\/a>
\nDominican slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honduras<\/td>9,346,277<\/td>Honduran slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paraguay<\/td>7,272,639<\/td>Guide to Paraguayan Spanish<\/a>
\nParaguayan slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El Salvador<\/td>6,528,135<\/td>Guide to Salvadoran Spanish<\/a>
\nSalvadoran slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nicaragua<\/td>6,243,931<\/td>Nicaraguan slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Costa Rica<\/td>5,151,140<\/td>Costa Rican slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Panama<\/td>3,928,646<\/td>Guide to Panamanian Spanish<\/a>
\nPanamanian slang<\/a>
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Uruguay<\/td>3,398,239<\/td>Uruguayan slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Puerto Rico<\/td>3,142,779<\/td>Guide to Puerto Rican Spanish<\/a>
\nPuerto Rican slang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equatorial Guinea<\/td>1,468,777<\/td>Guide to Equatorial Guinea Spanish<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

If you’re interested in learning more about the variation of the Spanish language, check out this article:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Major Differences Between Castilian Spanish and Latin American Spanish<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n