Hispanic
Continent/region Country/territory Languages spoken Ethnic groups
Europe Spain Spanish 72% , Catalan 20% , Galician 5,5% , Basque 2,5% ( Note : Spanish language is official nationwide , and thus spoken by 100% of the population , while the rest are co-official in their respective communities . The percentages shown mark the number of speakers that use each language as primary language at home . ) 88.0% Spanish , 12.0% others ( Romanian , British , Moroccan , Hispanic American , German ) ( 2009 ) ( See : Spanish people )
Europe Andorra Catalan ( official ) 57.7% , Spanish 56.4% , French 14.5% , Portuguese 13.9%
North America Mexico Spanish 92.7% , Spanish and other language 5.7% , native/indigenous only 0.8% , unspecified 0.8% ; ( Native/ Indigenous languages include Mayan languages , Mixtec , Nahuatl , Purépecha , Zapotec , and other ) ( 2005 ) Mestizo ( Native mixed mostly with Spanish ) 65% , Amerindian ( or predominantly Amerindian ) 17.5% , White ( full Spanish or other European ) 16.5% , other ( including Black minority ) 1% ( See : Mexican people )
North America United States English 79.4% , Spanish 12.8% , other Indo-European 3.7% , Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.0% , other 0.9% ( 2010 census ) ( Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii ) . ( Note : The U.S. is a predominantly English-speaking country . As is true of many immigrant families , the immigrants often speak Spanish and some English , while their children are fluent English speakers because they were born and educated in the U.S . Some retain their Spanish language as is true of other immigrant families . The recent influx of large numbers of immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries into the U.S. has meant that the number of Spanish-speaking U.S. residents has increased , but the children speaking English as is true of the historic U.S. immigrant experience , continues . Migration from Hispanic countries has increased the Spanish-speaking population in the United States . Of those who speak Spanish in the United States , three quarters speak English well or very well . ) White 79.96% , Black 12.85% , Asian 4.43% , Amerindian and Alaska Native 0.97% , Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islanders 0.18% , two or more races 1.61% ( July 2007 estimate ) ( Note : a separate listing for Hispanics is not included because the U.S. Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Hispanic American descent ( including persons of Cuban , Mexican , or Puerto Rican origin ) and of Spanish descent living in the U.S. who may be of any race or ethnic group ( white , black , Asian , etc . ) ; about 15-16% of the total U.S. population is Hispanic , not including estimates about alien residents )
Central America Belize Spanish 43% , Belizean Creole 37% , Mayan dialects 7.8% , English 5.6% ( official ) , German 3.2% , Garifuna 2% , other 1.5% Mestizo 34% , Kriol 25% , Maya peoples 10.6% , Garifuna 6.1% , other 11% ( 2000 census ) ( See : Belizean people )
Central America Costa Rica Spanish ( official ) White 81% , Mestizo 13% , Black 3% , Amerindian 1% , Chinese 1% Other 1%
Central America El Salvador Spanish ( official ) Mestizo 86% , White 12% , Amerindian 1%
Central America Guatemala Spanish 59.4% , Amerindian languages 40.5% ( 23 officially recognized Amerindian languages , including K'iche , Kakchiquel , Kekchi , Mam , Garifuna , and Xinca ) Mestizo 41% , K'iche 9.1% , Kaqchikel 8.4% , Mam 7.9% , Q'eqchi 6.3% , other Maya peoples 8.6% , indigenous non-Mayan 0.2% , other 0.1% , White 18.5% ( 2001 census )
Central America Honduras Spanish ( official ) , ( various Amerindian languages , including Garifuna , Lenca , Miskito , Chorti , and Tol ) . English ( on the Bay Islands ) Mestizo ( mixed Amerindian and European ) 90% , Amerindian 7% , Black 2% , White 1%
Central America Nicaragua Spanish 97.5% ( official ) , Miskito 1.7% , others 0.8% ( 1995 census ) ( English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast ) Mestizo ( mixed Amerindian and European ) 69% , White 17% , Black 9% , Amerindian 5%
Central America Panama Spanish ( official ) , English 14% ( bilingual : requires verification ) Mestizo ( mixed Amerindian and European ) 70% , Black 14% , White 10% , Amerindian 6%
South America Argentina Spanish ( official ) , other European and Amerindian languages European Argentine ( mostly Spanish and Italian descent , ( including Arab ) and Mestizo ( mixed European and Amerindian ancestry ) 97.2% , Amerindian 2.4% , Black 0.4% . ( See : Argentinian people )
South America Bolivia Spanish 60.7% ( official ) , Quechua 21.2% ( official ) , Aymara 14.6% ( official ) , foreign languages 2.4% , other 1.2% ( 2001 census ) Quechua 30% , Mestizo ( mixed White and Amerindian ancestry ) 30% , Aymara 25% , White 15% , Black minority
South America Chile Spanish ( official ) , Mapudungun , other European languages White 52.7% , Mestizo 44.1% , Amerindian 3.2% ( See : Chilean people )
South America Colombia Spanish ( official ) , 68 ethnic languages and dialects . English also official in the San Andrés , Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands Mestizo 49% , White 37% , Black 10.6% ( includes Mulatto and Zambo ) , Amerindian 3.4% , Roma 0.01% , among other ethnic groups . ( See : Colombian people )
South America Ecuador Spanish ( official ) , Amerindian languages ( especially Quechua ) Mestizo ( mixed Amerindian and White ) 65% , Amerindian 25% , White 7% , Black 3%
South America Paraguay Paraguayan Guaraní , ( official ) Spanish ( official ) Mestizo ( mixed European and Amerindian ) 55% , White 40% ( European descent , mostly Spanish , German , Italian , French , Polish , Ukrainian , Arab ( mostly Syrians and Lebanese ) and Jew ) , Mulato 3.5% , Amerindian 1.5%
South America Peru Spanish ( official ) , Quechua ( official ) , Aymara , and many minor Amazonian languages Mestizo 38% , Quechua 29.7% , Aymara 4.7% , Amazonian 1.8% , White 15.5% , Black 5% , East Asian 3.3%
South America Uruguay Spanish ( official ) White ( mostly from Spanish and Italian ancestries ) 88% , Mestizo 8% , Black 4% , Amerindian ( less than 0.5% )
South America Venezuela Spanish ( official ) , numerous indigenous dialects Mestizos ( mixed Amerindian , White and African ) 49,9% , White 42,2% , Black 3,5% and Amerindians 2,7% ( See : Venezuelan people )
Spanish-speaking countries and regions -- Language and ethnicities in Spanish-speaking areas around the world
The term Hispanic (Spanish: hispano or hispánico) refers to persons, cultures, or countries related to the Spanish language, Spanish culture, Spanish people, or to Spain in general. It commonly applies to the people of countries once under colonial possession by the Spanish Empire following Spanish colonization of the Americas, parts of the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. Principally, what are today the countries of Hispanic America, the Spanish Philippines, Spanish Guinea and Spanish Sahara where Spanish may or may not be the predominant or official language and their cultures are heavily derived from Spain although with strong local indigenous or other foreign influences. The term is more broadly used to refer to the culture, peoples, or nations with a historical link to Spain, especially those countries which were once colonized by Spain, particularly the countries of Latin America which were colonized by Spain. The Hispanic culture is a set of customs, traditions, beliefs and art forms (music, literature, dress, architecture, cuisine or others) which are generally shared by peoples in Hispanic regions, but which can vary considerably from one country or territory to another. The Spanish and Portuguese cultures are the main cultural element shared by Hispanic peoples.