List of countries and territories where Spanish is an official language

Spanish is the official language of 24 independent nations, 2 dependent territories and 10 integrated territories. The following is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories where Spanish is a de jure or de facto official language.

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 Countries 
 Official language 
This table shows the population of the countries, not the number of Spanish speakers.
  Nr
 Country
 Continent
 Population
   1    North America  123 000 000
   2    South America  48 000 000
   3    South America  44 000 000
   4    Europe  41 000 000
   5    South America  30 000 000
   6    South America  25 000 000 
   7    South America  16 000 000
   8    South America  15 000 000
   9    North America  14 000 000
   10    South America  11 000 000
   11    North America  10 000 000
   12    North America  9 500 000
   13    North America  9 000 000
   14    South America  7 000 000
   15    North America  6 500 000
   16    North America  6 000 000
   17    North America  5 000 000
   18    North America  4 000 000
   19    South America  3 000 000
   20     Africa  1 500 000
   21    Africa  525 000


 Minority language 
  Nr
 Country
 Continent
 Population
 Total speakers
   1    Africa  45,000,000  306,000
   2    Europe  80,000  55,000
   3    Oceania  26,500,000  488,000
   4    North America  433,000  232,000
   5    South America  217,000,000  6,600,000
   6    Europe  6,600,000  600,000
   7    North America  39,000,000  2,200,000
   8    Asia  1,433,000,000  342,000
   9    Europe  5,900,000  725,000
   10    Europe  1,300,000  55,000
   11    Europe  5,500,000  488,000
   12    Europe  67,000,000  5,000,000
   13    Europe  84,000,000  800,000
   14    Europe  33,000  25,000
   15    North America  11,500,000  1,500,000
   16    Europe  376,000  6,000
   17     Asia  1,436,000,000  500,000
   18    Europe  5,200,000  200,000
   19    Asia  8,800,000  360,000
   20    Africa  29,000,000  430,000
   21    North America  2,700,000  160,000
   22    Asia  125,000,000  860,000
   23    Europe  1,800,000  120,000
   24    Europe  2,700,000  250,000
   25    Oceania  75,000  1,600
   26    Africa  38,000,000  6,000,000
   27    Oceania  5,300,000  180,000
   28    Europe  5,400,000  342,000
   29    Oceania  20,000  500
   30    Europe  10,500,000  1,500,000
   31    Europe  19,000,000  2,200,000
   32    Europe  144,000,000  600,000
   33    Europe  10,200,000  2,600,000
   34    None  1,500,000  80,000
   35    Europe  68,000,000  2,000,000
   36    North America  106,000  20,000


 Dependent entities 
   Nr
 Entity
 Continent
 Population
 Status
   1    North America  3 000 000  US Territory
   2    Africa  2 000 000  Autonomous community of Spain
   3    Europe  1 800 000  Autonomous community of Spain
   4    South America  700 000  State of Brazil
   5    Oceania  150 000  US Territory
   6  Tindouf Province  Africa  125 000  Province of Algeria
   7    Africa  80 000  Autonomous city of Spain
   8    Africa  70 000  Autonomous city of Spain
   9    North America  60 000  Department of Colombia
   10    Oceania  30 000  Province of Ecuador
   11    Oceania  7 000  Province of Chile
   12   Juan Fernandez Islands  Oceania  800  Province of Chile


 Related pages 
 List of countries and territories where Russian is an official language
 List of countries and territories where French is an official language

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