List of countries and territories where Portuguese is an official language

Global spread of Portuguese:

  Native language and official

  Official and administrative language

The following is a list of countries where Portuguese is an official language, plus several countries where Portuguese or any language closely related to it, is an important or significant language.

Official or national language

Portuguese is the official language (either by law or de facto) in 9 sovereign states (including Equatorial Guinea, where it is official but not a native language), and one dependent territory, and one partially recognized state, totaling around 300 million people.

Primary or only official language

In these countries and territories, Portuguese is the main or mostly used language of communication of the vast majority of the population; official documents are written chiefly or solely in that language; and it is taught in schools and utilized as the primary medium of instruction as part of the official curriculum.

Sovereign states

Territory

See also

• Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP)
• Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers
• List of international organisations which have Portuguese as an official language
• Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
• Portuguese-based creole languages
• Latin America
• Latin Europe
• World Portuguese Language Day

References

1. "The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
2. Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
3. Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
4. Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
5. (co-official with Spanish and French)
6. Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
7. co-official with Tetum; 51,800 L1 speakers as of 2007)
8. Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
9. Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
10. Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
11. "The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
12. Co-offical with Cantonese.