Aymara speaking countries
Aymara is an official language in Bolivia and Peru and is spoken in Chile as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Aymara language (native name: aymar aru) has its roots in the Aymaran language family.As a percentage of the total population, the largest share of around 15 percent is in Bolivia. A total of about 2.5 million people worldwide speak Aymara as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | South America | yes | 14.6 % | 1,764,000 |
| Peru | South America | yes | 1.7 % | 573,000 |
| Chile | South America | no | 0.8 % | 156,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers — not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Aymara as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand, or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1% are unlikely to be listed here.