Number of native Spanish speakers worldwide 2021, by country

Mexico is the country with the largest number of native Spanish speakers in the world. As of 2021, 124.85 million people in Mexico spoke Spanish with a native command of the language. Colombia was the nation with the second highest number of native Spanish speakers, at around 50.6 million. Argentina came in third, with almost 45 million, and Spain fourth, with 43.6 million.