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Languages Spoken in Ecuador

Official: Quechua and Shuar and Spanish

Ecuador has a population of 18.3 million and is home to a small number of language communities, with 4 languages meeting our inclusion threshold. Quechua and Shuar and Spanish serve as the official languages. Of the languages spoken in Ecuador, 1 is supported by LEXIGO's professional translation services.

18.3M
Population
4
Languages
1
LEXIGO

Languages spoken in Ecuador

Spanish Official
Latin script
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96%
CLDR
Quechua Official
Latin script
17%
CLDR
Chimborazo Highland Quichua
Latin script
6%
CLDR
Shuar Official
CIA World Factbook

"Spanish (Castilian; official) 98.6%, indigenous 3.9% (Quechua 3.2%, other indigenous 0.7%), foreign 2.8%, other 0.6% (includes Ecuadorian sign language) (2022 est.)"

Data sources
Unicode CLDR (population percentages)
CIA World Factbook (official languages)
Wikidata (language families, scripts)
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