Where in the World Is Spanish Spoken?

Updated September 7, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

The places listed below have Spanish-speaking populations greater than 100,000.

Mexico 118,463,449
Colombia 49,522,424
Spain 43,496,523
Argentina 42,269,777
United States 41,460,427
Venezuela 31,507,179
Peru 27,211,393
Chile 18,660,519
Ecuador 16,204,320
Guatemala 12,620,462
Cuba 11,187,735
Dominican Republic 10,197,735
Honduras 9,039,287
Bolivia 7,031,488
El Salvador 6,745,456
Nicaragua 6,037,990
Costa Rica 4,806,069
Paraguay 4,460,393
Uruguay 3,330,022
Puerto Rico* 3,303,947
Panama 3,263,123
European Union* 2,397,000

Source: Ethnologue

*Puerto Rico has not been included in the United States count, although it is a territory of the U.S. 

**This does not include Spain, a part of the EU. 

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