Home›Romance Languages›Status›LivingBrowse ByLivingStatus records how vital a language currently is, from thriving to endangered or extinct. Wikipedia notes Spanish is "the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese," about as far from endangered as a language can be. This dimension separates languages still growing from those quietly disappearing.FactsLivingSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested900 1LivingFilter Results6 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllIndo-European (6)RegionAllAndorra, France, Italy, Spain (1)Southeastern Europe (1)Speaker Count BandAll4100000.000000 (1)22000000.000000 (1)65000000.000000 (1)267000000.000000 (1)312000000.000000 (1)560000000.000000 (1)Script UsedAllLatin Script (6)Period Start YearAll800 (1)801 (1)842 (1)901 (1)1001 (1)1521 (1)Descends FromAllAcadian French (1)Andalusian Spanish (1)Angolan Portuguese (1)Belgian French (1)Brazilian Portuguese (1)Cajun French (1)Canarian Spanish (1)Caribbean Spanish (1)Chilean Spanish (1)Colombian Spanish (1)European Portuguese (1)Mexican Spanish (1)Peruvian Spanish (1)Quebec French (1)Rioplatense Spanish (1)Swiss French (1)Venezuelan Spanish (1)Language KindAllSafe (5)Vulnerable (1)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)Official Language (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6CatalanLivingFrenchLivingItalianLivingPortugueseLivingRomanianLivingSpanishLivingSources1. Wikipedia: Romance Languagestier 2Wikimedia FoundationLead section, total speakers sentenceQuote, Lead section, total speakers sentenceThere are more than 900 million native speakers of Romance languages found worldwide, mainly in the Americas, Europe, and parts of Africa.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.