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What Language Do They Speak in Portugal?
The official language of Portugal is Portuguese. In total about 7 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Portuguese (96%), English (27%) and French (15%).
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Official language
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Living languages · #119
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages
Official languages of Portugal
Most spoken languages in Portugal
Portuguese Official
96%27%
15%
10%
Mirandese
0.15%0.14%
Minderico
0%Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).
All languages of Portugal (7)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | 9,798,912 · 96% | Indo-European | Official |
| English | 2,755,944 · 27% | Indo-European | Safe |
| French | 1,531,080 · 15% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Spanish | 1,020,720 · 10% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Mirandese | 15,000 · 0.15% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Galician | 14,290 · 0.14% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Minderico | 500 · 0% | Indo-European | Moribund |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Portugal?
The official language of Portugal is Portuguese. In total about 7 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Portuguese (96%), English (27%) and French (15%).
What is the official language of Portugal?
Portuguese.
Is English spoken in Portugal?
About 27% of people in Portugal speak English (2.8 million).
How many languages are spoken in Portugal?
About 7 living languages — #119 in the world for linguistic diversity. 2 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).