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Languages Ecuador, in 36 editions.
The entry for Ecuador published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1990 to 1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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1997 edition
Changed since 1996The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Language”
Spanish (official); Indian languages, especially Quechua
Spanish (official); Indian languages, especially Quechua
Spanish (official); Indian languages, especially Quechua
Spanish (official); Indian languages, especially Quechua
The same text in 3 editions, 1993 to 1995.
Spanish (official), Indian languages (especially Quechua)
Spanish (official); (official), Indian languages, especially Quechua languages (especially Quechua)
Spanish (official), Indian languages (especially Quechua)
Spanish (official), Indian languages (especially
Quechua)
The same text in 3 editions, 1997 to 1999.
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
Spanish (official), Indian Amerindian languages (especially
Quechua)
The same text in 12 editions, 2000 to 2011.
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially
The same text in 2012 and 2013.
Spanish (official), indigenous (Quechua, Shuar)
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua) indigenous (Quechua, Shuar)
note: (Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2010 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2013 text remains to mark the changes.
Spanish (Castillian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2%
note:
(Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2010 est.)
note: (Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2010 est.)
Spanish (Castillian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2%
note:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
note: (Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2010 est.)
Spanish (Castillian) (Castilian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2%
note: (Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2010 est.)
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
note: (Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit)
Spanish (Castilian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2% (2010 est.)
note: (Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2010 est.)
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
- Spanish (Castilian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2%;
- note - (Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2010 est.)
- major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Spanish (Castilian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2% (2010 est.) 2.2%; note - (Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2010 est.)
note:
major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
note 1: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census
note 2: Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit
Rewritten: too little of the 2023 text remains to mark the changes.
Spanish (Castilian; official) 98.6%, indigenous 3.9% (Quechua 3.2%, other indigenous 0.7%), foreign 2.8%, other 0.6% (includes Ecuadorian sign language) (2022 est.)
major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
note 1: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census
note 2: Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Ecuador: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/ecuador/languages.