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 302 million people, covering a total land area of 10,740,224 km².

Brazil is the largest Portuguese-speaking country by population, home to 70.2% 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 37,885,849 people (12.5% 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

Brazil70.2% · 211,998,573

Angola12.5% · 37,885,849

Mozambique11.5% · 34,631,766

Portugal3.5% · 10,694,681

Guinea-Bissau0.7% · 2,201,352

Equatorial Guinea0.6% · 1,892,516

Timor-Leste0.5% · 1,400,638

Macau0.2% · 687,000

Cape Verde0.2% · 524,877

São Tomé and Príncipe0.1% · 235,536

All Portuguese-Speaking Countries

#	Country	Population	% Share	Capital	Region
1	Brazil	211,998,573	70.2%	Brasília	Americas
2	Angola	37,885,849	12.5%	Luanda	Africa
3	Mozambique	34,631,766	11.5%	Maputo	Africa
4	Portugal	10,694,681	3.5%	Lisbon	Europe
5	Guinea-Bissau	2,201,352	0.7%	Bissau	Africa
6	Equatorial Guinea	1,892,516	0.6%	Ciudad de la Paz	Africa
7	Timor-Leste	1,400,638	0.5%	Dili	Asia
8	Macau	687,000	0.2%	N/A	Asia
9	Cape Verde	524,877	0.2%	Praia	Africa
10	São Tomé and Príncipe	235,536	0.1%	São Tomé	Africa

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