language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for portuguese in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries portuguese is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where portuguese is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Portuguese speakers are Portugal (97.9%), Luxembourg (23.5%), and France (1.8%).
2.9% of the European Union population speaks Portuguese (2.6% as a native language and 0.3% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 3.0% of 15–34 year olds speak Portuguese, compared to 2.8% of people aged 55 and over.