ES

Kingdom of Spain

Spain

Spain is a country in Europe that is home to 47,385,000 people. It is also home to 15 living indigenous languages. One of these, Spanish, is the official language of the country. Others—Basque, Catalan, and Galician—are official languages in parts of the country. Spain was also home to 1 indigeneous language that is now extinct. In addition, 5 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. In formal education, 6 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.

  • Geography

    Clickable world globe showing country outlines
  • Demographics

    47,385,000

    people

    15

    living languages

    98%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 4
    2. 2
    3. 9
    4. 1

Spain has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.