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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Portuguese (official); Criolo and numerous African languages
1991 Portuguese (official); Criolo and numerous African languages
1992 Portuguese (official); Criolo and numerous African languages
1993 Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
1994 Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
1995 Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
1996 Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
1997 Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
1998 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
1999 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2000 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2001 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2002 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2003 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2004 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2005 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2006 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2007 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2008 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2009 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2010 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2011 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2012 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2013 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2014 Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
2015 Crioulo 90.4%, Portuguese 27.1% (official), French 5.1%, English 2.9%, other 2.4% | note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2008 est.)
2016 Crioulo 90.4%, Portuguese 27.1% (official), French 5.1%, English 2.9%, other 2.4% | note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2008 est.)
2017 Crioulo (lingua franca), Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
2018 Crioulo (lingua franca), Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
2019 Crioulo (lingua franca), Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
2020 Crioulo (lingua franca), Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
2021 Portuguese-based Creole, Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
2022 Portuguese-based Creole, Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
2023 Portuguese-based Creole, Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
2024 Portuguese-based Creole, Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
2025 Portuguese-based Creole, Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo