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Hispanic Heritage Month

Where in the World Is Spanish Spoken?

Source: Ethnologue

The places listed below have Spanish-speaking populations greater than 100,000. Unless otherwise noted, all counts are 1995 estimates.


Mexico86,211,000
Colombia34,000,000
Argentina33,000,000
Spain*28,173,600
United States**22,400,000
Venezuela21,480,000
Peru20,000,000
Chile13,800,000
Cuba10,000,000
Ecuador9,500,000
Dominican Republic6,886,000
El Salvador5,900,000
Honduras5,800,000
Guatemala4,673,000
Nicaragua4,347,000
Bolivia3,483,700
Costa Rica3,300,000
Uruguay3,000,000
Puerto Rico2,690,000
Panama2,100,000
Paraguay110,000

*1986 count
**1990 census

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