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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Spanish
1991 Spanish
1992 Spanish; various Mayan dialects
1993 Spanish, various Mayan dialects
1994 Spanish, various Mayan dialects
1995 Spanish, various Mayan dialects
1996 Spanish, various Mayan dialects
1997 Spanish, various Mayan dialects
1998 Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
1999 Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
2000 Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
2001 Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
2002 Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
2003 Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
2004 Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
2005 Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
2006 Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
2007 Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
2008 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
2009 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
2010 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
2011 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
2012 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
2013 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
2014 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
2015 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% | note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
2016 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% | note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
2017 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% | note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
2018 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2005) | note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages
2019 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2005) | note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages
2020 Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2005) | note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages
2021 Spanish only 93.8%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.4%, indigenous only 0.6%, unspecified 0.2%; note -indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2020 est.) major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de informaci n b sica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
2022 Spanish only 93.8%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.4%, indigenous only 0.6%, unspecified 0.2%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2020 est.) major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de informaci n b sica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
2023 Spanish only 93.8%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.4%, indigenous only 0.6%, unspecified 0.2%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2020 est.) major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de informaci n b sica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
2024 Spanish only 93.8%, Spanish and indigenous languages (including Mayan, Nahuatl, and others) 5.4%, indigenous only 0.6%, unspecified 0.2% (2020 est.) major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de informaci n b sica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
2025 Spanish only 93.8%, Spanish and indigenous languages (including Mayan, Nahuatl, and others) 5.4%, indigenous only 0.6%, unspecified 0.2% (2020 est.) major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de informaci n b sica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.