Which countries speak Spanish and how many people in those countries speak Spanish?

Twenty-one countries list Spanish as an official language.

Countries, with number of Spanish speakers in millions:

in Europe:

Spain (42)

in North America:

Mexico (101)

in Central America :

Guatemala (9)

El Salvador (6.9)

Honduras (7)

Nicaragua (5.4)

Costa Rica (4),

Panama (3.2)

Cuba (11.3)

Puerto Rico (3.9)

Dominican Republic (8.9)

in South America:

Venezuela (26)

Colombia (44)

Ecuador (13.2)

Peru (26)

Chile (13.4)

Bolivia (8.7)

Paraguay (6.1)

Argentina (39)

Uruguay (3.35)

In Africa:

Equatorial Guinea (.4)

Spanish is official or co-official in the following countries:

Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Equatorial Guinea, and Spain.

In Belize, Spanish is spoken by about 50% of the population, but English is the only official language.

Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the US, and they speak Spanish there; although, English is co-official.

In Andorra, Spanish is the first language of about 25% of the population. On the Island of Gibraltar, the population is usually bilingual in Spanish and English. Spanish is also the second most spoken language in the US with about 35 million speakers.