language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for catalan in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries catalan is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where catalan is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Catalan speakers are Spain (16.0%), Italy (0.8%), and France (0.4%).
1.9% of the European Union population speaks Catalan (0.8% as a native language and 1.1% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 2.4% of 15–34 year olds speak Catalan, compared to 1.7% of people aged 55 and over.