Spanish Speaking Countries (2026)

Spanish is spoken in 24 countries across 4 regions (Americas, Europe, Africa, Oceania). The combined population of all Spanish-speaking countries is approximately 482 million people, covering a total land area of 12,297,789 km².

Mexico is the largest Spanish-speaking country by population, home to 27.1% of the total Spanish-speaking population. By area, Argentina is the largest, spanning 2,780,400 km².

The second most populous Spanish-speaking country is Colombia with 52,886,363 people (11.0% of total). The average population density across all Spanish-speaking countries is 39 people per km². These countries use 12 different currencies, including Mexican peso, Colombian peso, euro, and others.

Population Share by Country

Proportion of total Spanish-speaking population per country

Mexico27.1% · 130,861,007

Colombia11.0% · 52,886,363

Spain10.1% · 48,848,840

Argentina9.5% · 45,696,159

Peru7.1% · 34,217,848

Venezuela5.9% · 28,405,543

Chile4.1% · 19,764,771

Guatemala3.8% · 18,406,359

Ecuador3.8% · 18,135,478

Bolivia2.6% · 12,413,315

Dominican Republic2.4% · 11,427,557

Cuba2.3% · 10,979,783

Honduras2.2% · 10,825,703

Paraguay1.4% · 6,929,153

Nicaragua1.4% · 6,916,140

Showing top 15 of 24 countries

All Spanish-Speaking Countries

#	Country	Population	% Share	Capital	Region
1	Mexico	130,861,007	27.1%	Mexico City	Americas
2	Colombia	52,886,363	11.0%	Bogotá	Americas
3	Spain	48,848,840	10.1%	Madrid	Europe
4	Argentina	45,696,159	9.5%	Buenos Aires	Americas
5	Peru	34,217,848	7.1%	Lima	Americas
6	Venezuela	28,405,543	5.9%	Caracas	Americas
7	Chile	19,764,771	4.1%	Santiago	Americas
8	Guatemala	18,406,359	3.8%	Guatemala City	Americas
9	Ecuador	18,135,478	3.8%	Quito	Americas
10	Bolivia	12,413,315	2.6%	Sucre	Americas
11	Dominican Republic	11,427,557	2.4%	Santo Domingo	Americas
12	Cuba	10,979,783	2.3%	Havana	Americas
13	Honduras	10,825,703	2.2%	Tegucigalpa	Americas
14	Paraguay	6,929,153	1.4%	Asunción	Americas
15	Nicaragua	6,916,140	1.4%	Managua	Americas
16	El Salvador	6,338,193	1.3%	San Salvador	Americas
17	Costa Rica	5,129,910	1.1%	San José	Americas
18	Panama	4,515,577	0.9%	Panama City	Americas
19	Uruguay	3,386,588	0.7%	Montevideo	Americas
20	Puerto Rico	3,203,295	0.7%	San Juan	Americas
21	Equatorial Guinea	1,892,516	0.4%	Ciudad de la Paz	Africa
22	Western Sahara	600,904	0.1%	El Aaiún	Africa
23	Belize	417,072	0.1%	Belmopan	Americas
24	Guam	167,777	0.0%	Hagåtña	Oceania

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