Portuguese Speaking Countries (2026)

Portuguese is spoken in 10 countries across 4 regions (Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia). The combined population of all Portuguese-speaking countries is approximately 301 million people, covering a total land area of 10,740,224 km².

Brazil is the largest Portuguese-speaking country by population, home to 71.0% of the total Portuguese-speaking population. It is also the largest by land area at 8,515,767 km².

The second most populous Portuguese-speaking country is Angola with 36,170,961 people (12.0% of total). The average population density across all Portuguese-speaking countries is 28 people per km². These countries use 10 different currencies, including Brazilian real, Angolan kwanza, Mozambican metical, and others.

Population Share by Country

Proportion of total Portuguese-speaking population per country

Brazil71.0% · 213,421,037

Angola12.0% · 36,170,961

Mozambique11.3% · 34,090,466

Portugal3.6% · 10,749,635

Guinea-Bissau0.6% · 1,781,308

Equatorial Guinea0.6% · 1,668,768

Timor-Leste0.5% · 1,391,221

Macau0.2% · 685,900

Cape Verde0.2% · 491,233

São Tomé and Príncipe0.1% · 209,607

All Portuguese-Speaking Countries

#	Country	Population	% Share	Capital	Region
1	Brazil	213,421,037	71.0%	Brasília	Americas
2	Angola	36,170,961	12.0%	Luanda	Africa
3	Mozambique	34,090,466	11.3%	Maputo	Africa
4	Portugal	10,749,635	3.6%	Lisbon	Europe
5	Guinea-Bissau	1,781,308	0.6%	Bissau	Africa
6	Equatorial Guinea	1,668,768	0.6%	Ciudad de la Paz	Africa
7	Timor-Leste	1,391,221	0.5%	Dili	Asia
8	Macau	685,900	0.2%	N/A	Asia
9	Cape Verde	491,233	0.2%	Praia	Africa
10	São Tomé and Príncipe	209,607	0.1%	São Tomé	Africa

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