Languages · Europe
What Language Do They Speak in Spain?
The official language of Spain is Spanish. In total about 11 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Spanish (99%), English (24%) and Catalan (17%).
1
Official language
11
Living languages · #94
5
Regional official languages
3
Endangered languages
Official languages of Spain
Most spoken languages in Spain
All languages of Spain (11)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | 46,807,596 · 99% | Indo-European | Official |
| English | 11,347,296 · 24% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Catalan | 8,037,668 · 17% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Galician | 3,309,628 · 7% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Basque | 945,608 · 2% | — | Regional official |
| Asturian | 614,645 · 1% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Extremaduran | 231,673 · 0.49% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Caló | 40,000 · 0.08% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Aragonese | 24,585 · 0.05% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Fala | 11,000 · 0.02% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Occitan (post 1500) | 4,728 · 0.01% | Indo-European | Regional official |
Nothing matches your search.
Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Spain?
The official language of Spain is Spanish. In total about 11 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Spanish (99%), English (24%) and Catalan (17%).
What is the official language of Spain?
Spanish. Regional official languages: Catalan, Galician, Basque, Asturian and Occitan (post 1500).
Is English spoken in Spain?
About 24% of people in Spain speak English (11 million).
How many languages are spoken in Spain?
About 11 living languages — #94 in the world for linguistic diversity. 3 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).