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 479 million people, covering a total land area of 12,297,789 km².

Mexico is the largest Spanish-speaking country by population, home to 27.3% 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 53,057,212 people (11.1% 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

Mexico27.3% · 130,575,786

Colombia11.1% · 53,057,212

Spain10.3% · 49,315,949

Argentina9.8% · 46,735,004

Peru7.2% · 34,350,244

Venezuela6.0% · 28,517,000

Chile4.2% · 20,206,953

Ecuador3.8% · 18,103,660

Guatemala3.8% · 18,079,810

Bolivia2.4% · 11,365,333

Dominican Republic2.3% · 10,771,504

Honduras2.1% · 9,892,632

Cuba2.0% · 9,748,007

Nicaragua1.4% · 6,803,886

Paraguay1.3% · 6,109,644

Showing top 15 of 24 countries

All Spanish-Speaking Countries

#	Country	Population	% Share	Capital	Region
1	Mexico	130,575,786	27.3%	Mexico City	Americas
2	Colombia	53,057,212	11.1%	Bogotá	Americas
3	Spain	49,315,949	10.3%	Madrid	Europe
4	Argentina	46,735,004	9.8%	Buenos Aires	Americas
5	Peru	34,350,244	7.2%	Lima	Americas
6	Venezuela	28,517,000	6.0%	Caracas	Americas
7	Chile	20,206,953	4.2%	Santiago	Americas
8	Ecuador	18,103,660	3.8%	Quito	Americas
9	Guatemala	18,079,810	3.8%	Guatemala City	Americas
10	Bolivia	11,365,333	2.4%	Sucre	Americas
11	Dominican Republic	10,771,504	2.3%	Santo Domingo	Americas
12	Honduras	9,892,632	2.1%	Tegucigalpa	Americas
13	Cuba	9,748,007	2.0%	Havana	Americas
14	Nicaragua	6,803,886	1.4%	Managua	Americas
15	Paraguay	6,109,644	1.3%	Asunción	Americas
16	El Salvador	6,029,976	1.3%	San Salvador	Americas
17	Costa Rica	5,309,625	1.1%	San José	Americas
18	Panama	4,064,780	0.8%	Panama City	Americas
19	Uruguay	3,499,451	0.7%	Montevideo	Americas
20	Puerto Rico	3,203,295	0.7%	San Juan	Americas
21	Equatorial Guinea	1,668,768	0.3%	Ciudad de la Paz	Africa
22	Western Sahara	600,904	0.1%	El Aaiún	Africa
23	Belize	417,634	0.1%	Belmopan	Americas
24	Guam	153,836	0.0%	Hagåtña	Oceania

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