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Language Stats: compare key data on Puerto Rico & United States

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  • Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Major language(s): Country major languages.
  • Spanish speakers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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STAT Puerto Rico United States HISTORY
English status National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989. There are many regional dialects. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989.
Languages Spanish, English English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%; <i>note:</i> Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii
Major language(s) Spanish, English (both official) English
Spanish speakers 3.44 million
Ranked 2nd. 		22.4 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Puerto Rico
Spanish speakers per 1000 922.8
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than United States 		89.74
Ranked 1st.
Spanish status Some dialects are considered to be <a href=/encyclopedia/archaism>archaic</a>. National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1553-1979. <a href=/graph-T/peo_pop>Population</a> has increased 61% or more since 1970. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1553-1979.

SOURCES: Ethnologue; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Ethnologue. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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  • English is the official language in over 20 countries. However, it's spoken in 85.

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