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Languages Spain, in 36 editions.
The entry for Spain published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 17 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 17
- 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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2012 edition
Same as 2011Published as “Language”
Castilian Spanish; second languages include 17% Catalan, 7% Galician, and 2% Basque
Castilian Spanish; second languages include 17% Catalan, 7% Galician, and 2% Basque
Published as “Language”
- Castilian Spanish;
- second languages include Catalan 17%,
- Galician 7%,
- Basque 2%
Castilian Spanish; second languages include 17% Catalan, 7% Galician, and 2% Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
- Castilian Spanish;
- second languages include Catalan 17%,
- Galician 7%,
- Basque 2%
Castilian Spanish; second languages include Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque
2%
The same text in 4 editions, 1993 to 1996.
- Castilian Spanish,
- Catalan 17%,
- Galician 7%,
- Basque 2%
Castilian Spanish; second languages include Spanish, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Castilian Spanish, Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%,
Basque 2%
The same text in 3 editions, 2000 to 2002.
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%,
The same text in 2003 and 2004.
note: Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
note: Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally
The same text in 2005 and 2006.
- Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%;
- note - Castilian is the official language nationwide;
- the other languages are official regionally
Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% 2%; note - Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally
note:
The same text in 4 editions, 2007 to 2010.
- Castilian Spanish (official) 74%,
- Catalan 17%,
- Galician 7%,
- Basque 2%,
- are official regionally
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%; note - Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages 2%, are official regionally
The same text in 2011 and 2012.
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, and Basque 2%
note: Catalan is official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian); in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran), Aranese is official along with Catalan; Galician is official in Galicia; Basque is official in the Basque Country
Rewritten: too little of the 2010 text remains to mark the changes.
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, and Basque 2%
note:
Catalan is official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian); in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran), Aranese is official along with Catalan; Galician is official in Galicia; Basque is official in the Basque Country
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, and Basque 2%
note: Catalan is official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian); in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran), Aranese is official along with Catalan; Galician is official in Galicia; Basque is official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, and Basque 2%
note:
Catalan is official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian); in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran), Aranese is official along with Catalan; Galician is official in Galicia; Basque is official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, and Basque 2%
note: Catalan is official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian); in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran), Aranese is official along with Catalan; Galician is official in Galicia; Basque is official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre; Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, and Basque 2%
note:
Catalan is official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian); in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran), Aranese is official along with Catalan; Galician is official in Galicia; Basque is official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre Navarre; Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, and Basque 2%
note: Catalan is official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian); in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran), Aranese is official along with Catalan; Galician is official in Galicia; Basque is official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre; Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, and Basque 2%
note:
- Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%,
- Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%,
- Galician (official in Galicia) 7%,
- Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%,
- Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan; <5,000 speakers)
note: Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Castilian Spanish (official) (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, and Basque 2% (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as
note: Catalan is officialValencian); in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran), Aranese is official along with Catalan; Valencian)) 17%, Galician is official (official in Galicia; Galicia) 7%, Basque is official (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre; Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan; <5,000 speakers)
note: Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
The same text in 4 editions, 2017 to 2020.
- Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%,
- Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%,
- Galician (official in Galicia) 7%,
- Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%,
- Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan, <5,000 speakers)
note: Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan; Catalan, <5,000 speakers)
note: Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
- Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan, <5,000 speakers);
- note - Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
- 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.
Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan, <5,000 speakers) speakers); note - Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
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.
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in part of Catalonia) <5,000 speakers
- 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: Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Calo, and Valencian are also recognized as regional languages
Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) (official) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) Community) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner part of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan, Catalonia) <5,000 speakers); note - Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages speakers
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: Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Calo, and Valencian are also recognized as regional languages
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Spain: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/spain/languages.