Instituto Cervantes · UN population data · 23 countries & territories
23 of 23 countries & territories
| # | Country ↕ | Native Speakers ↓ | Population ↕ | Density | Official Language(s) | Status ↕ | Regulatory Body | Region ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇽Mexico | 129M | 130M | 99.2% | Spanish | Official | Academia Mexicana de la Lengua | North America |
| 2 | 🇨🇴Colombia | 51M | 52.1M | 97.9% | Spanish | Official | Academia Colombiana de la Lengua | South America |
| 3 | 🇪🇸Spain | 46M | 47.3M | 97.3% | Spanish (co-official regionally) | Official | Real Academia Española | Europe |
| 4 | 🇦🇷Argentina | 45.5M | 46.9M | 97% | Spanish | Official | Academia Argentina de Letras | South America |
| 5 | 🇺🇸United States | 43M | 341M | 12.6% | None (de facto English) | Widely spoken | Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española | North America |
| 6 | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 28M | 28.4M | 98.6% | Spanish | Official | Academia Venezolana de la Lengua | South America |
| 7 | 🇵🇪Peru | 27.5M | 34.4M | 79.9% | Spanish, Quechua, Aymara | Co-official | Academia Peruana de la Lengua | South America |
| 8 | 🇨🇱Chile | 19.1M | 19.6M | 97.4% | Spanish | Official | Academia Chilena de la Lengua | South America |
| 9 | 🇪🇨Ecuador | 15.8M | 18.2M | 86.8% | Spanish, Kichwa, Shuar | Co-official | Academia Ecuatoriana de la Lengua | South America |
| 10 | 🇬🇹Guatemala | 12M | 18.1M | 66.3% | Spanish (+21 Mayan langs.) | Official | Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua | Central America |
| 11 | 🇨🇺Cuba | 11.1M | 11.2M | 99.1% | Spanish | Official | Academia Cubana de la Lengua | Caribbean |
| 12 | 🇩🇴Dominican Republic | 11.1M | 11.3M | 98.2% | Spanish | Official | Academia Dominicana de la Lengua | Caribbean |
| 13 | 🇭🇳Honduras | 9.4M | 10.6M | 88.7% | Spanish | Official | Academia Hondureña de la Lengua | Central America |
| 14 | 🇧🇴Bolivia | 7.7M | 12.4M | 62.1% | Spanish (+36 indig. langs.) | Co-official | Academia Boliviana de la Lengua | South America |
| 15 | 🇸🇻El Salvador | 6.2M | 6.3M | 98.4% | Spanish | Official | Academia Salvadoreña de la Lengua | Central America |
| 16 | 🇳🇮Nicaragua | 6M | 6.9M | 87% | Spanish | Official | Academia Nicaragüense de la Lengua | Central America |
| 17 | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 5.2M | 6.9M | 75.4% | Spanish, Guaraní | Co-official | Academia Paraguaya de la Lengua Española | South America |
| 18 | 🇨🇷Costa Rica | 4.9M | 5.2M | 94.2% | Spanish | Official | Academia Costarricense de la Lengua | Central America |
| 19 | 🇵🇦Panama | 4.1M | 4.5M | 91.1% | Spanish | Official | Academia Panameña de la Lengua | Central America |
| 20 | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 3.3M | 3.4M | 97.1% | Spanish | Official | Academia Nacional de Letras | South America |
| 21 | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 0.9M | 1.7M | 52.9% | Spanish, French, Portuguese | Official | Academia Ecuatoguineana de la Lengua Española | Africa |
| 22 | 🇦🇩Andorra | 0M | 0.1M | 43.8% | Catalan (sole official) | Widely spoken | — (no national academy) | Europe |
| 23 | 🇵🇭Philippines | <0.01M | 117M | <0.01% | Filipino, English | Historical | Academia Filipina de la Lengua Española | Asia |