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Languages Curacao, in 16 editions.
The entry for Curacao published Languages in 16 editions of 16, from 2010 to 2025. The text changed in 5 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 5
- the first edition with it
- 2010
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Languages” (2010 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Papiamento 81.2% (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), Dutch 8% (official), Spanish 4%, English 2.9%, other 3.9% (2001 census)
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
Papiamento 81.2% Papiamentu (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), dialect) 81.2%, Dutch 8% (official), (official) 8%, Spanish 4%, English 2.9%, other 3.9% (2001 census)
Papiamentu (official) (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 81.2%, Dutch (official) 8%, Spanish 4%, English (official) 2.9%, other 3.9% (2001 census)
The same text in 3 editions, 2016 to 2018.
Rewritten: too little of the 2015 text remains to mark the changes.
Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 81.2%, Dutch (official) 8%, Spanish 4%, English (official) 2.9%, other 3.9% (2001 census)
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
- Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 79.9%,
- Dutch (official) 8.8%,
- Spanish 5.6%,
- English (official) 3.1%,
- other 2.9%,
- unspecified .3% (2001 census)
note: data represent most spoken language in household
Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 81.2%, 79.9%, Dutch (official) 8%, 8.8%, Spanish 4%, 5.6%, English (official) 2.9%, 3.1%, other 3.9% 2.9%, unspecified .3% (2001 census)
note: data represent most spoken language in household
The same text in 5 editions, 2021 to 2025.
note: data represent most spoken language in household
Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 79.9%, 80%, Dutch (official) 8.8%, Spanish 5.6%, English (official) 3.1%, other 2.9%, 2.3%, unspecified .3% (2001 census) 0.3% (2011 est.)
note: data represent most spoken language in household
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Curacao: Languages.” The World Factbook, 2010–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/curacao/languages.