Portuguese Speaking Countries 2025

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Official Language

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7
Country
Speaks Portuguese
Official Language
Native Language of Majority
CPLP Member
Portuguese Spoken By:
Brazil 95% as a native language
South Africa Small minority as a native language
Argentina Minority as a second language
Angola 40% as a native language, 60% total
Mozambique 17% as a native language, 44% total
Venezuela Minority as a second language
Zambia Small minority as a second language
Senegal Small minority as a second language
Portugal 95% as a native language
Paraguay Significant minority as a native language
Republic of the Congo Small minority as a second language
Uruguay Significant minority as a native language, |significant minority as a second language
Namibia Small minority as a native language
Equatorial Guinea Small minority as a second language
Timor-Leste 0.1% as a first language; 5% total
Eswatini Small minority as a second language
Macau 0.5% as a native language, 3% total
Cape Verde 2% as a native language, 48% total
Sao Tome and Principe 65% as a native language, 99% total
  • The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) was created on July 17, 1996, at the Lisbon Constitutive Summit.
  • The CPLP has three main objectives: political and diplomatic coordination, cooperation in all areas, and promotion and diffusion of the Portuguese language.
  • As of 2024, the CPLP comprises Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, and Timor-Leste.