A recent survey estimated that 7.5 percent of the population in Latin America spoke a native or indigenous language as their mother tongue. Among the countries included in the study, the highest share was found in Paraguay, where 49 percent of respondents said their first language was either native or indigenous. Bolivia followed second, with 31.9 percent of the people interviewed having an indigenous language as their mother tongue.
Share of indigenous or native language speakers in Latin America in 2018, by country
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (November 9, 2018). Share of indigenous or native language speakers in Latin America in 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058273/latin-america-share-indigenous-language-speakers-country/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Share of indigenous or native language speakers in Latin America in 2018, by country." Chart. November 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058273/latin-america-share-indigenous-language-speakers-country/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2018). Share of indigenous or native language speakers in Latin America in 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058273/latin-america-share-indigenous-language-speakers-country/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Share of Indigenous or Native Language Speakers in Latin America in 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058273/latin-america-share-indigenous-language-speakers-country/
Corporación Latinobarómetro, Share of indigenous or native language speakers in Latin America in 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058273/latin-america-share-indigenous-language-speakers-country/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Share of indigenous or native language speakers in Latin America in 2018, by country [Graph], Corporación Latinobarómetro, November 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058273/latin-america-share-indigenous-language-speakers-country/