There were more than seven million speakers of indigenous languages in Mexico as of 2020. Chiapas and Oaxaca ranked as the federal entities with the largest population aged over three years who speak an indigenous language, with 1.5 and 1.2 million people respectively. Moreover, Nahuatl was the most spoken indigenous language or group of languages.
Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity
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INEGI. (March 16, 2021). Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/
INEGI. "Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/
INEGI. (2021). Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/
INEGI. "Number of Indigenous Language Speakers in Mexico in 2020, by Federal Entity." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/
INEGI, Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/ (last visited March 10, 2025)
Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity [Graph], INEGI, March 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/
