There were more than seven million speakers of indigenous languages in Mexico as of 2020. Nahuatl was the most spoken indigenous language (although it is also considered a group of languages), with more than 1.65 million speakers. Both the Mayan languages Tseltal and Tsotsil were spoken by over 550,000 persons. Furthermore, about a third of all the indigenous language speakers were located in just two states: Chiapas and Oaxaca.
Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by language
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INEGI. (March 16, 2022). Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by language [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323032/indigenous-language-speakers-by-language-mexico/
INEGI. "Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by language." Chart. March 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323032/indigenous-language-speakers-by-language-mexico/
INEGI. (2022). Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by language. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323032/indigenous-language-speakers-by-language-mexico/
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Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by language [Graph], INEGI, March 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323032/indigenous-language-speakers-by-language-mexico/
