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Population aged 2 and over in the Basque Country by region of birth, according to the overall level of Basque. 01/01/2021

Euskal Estatistika Erakundea/Instituto Vasco de Estadística

	Total	Basque national / speakers				Quasibasque nationals / speakers				Spanish speakers
		Total	Alphabetised	Partially literate	Not alphabetised	Total	Alphabetised	Not alphabetised	Passive
Basque Country	2.163.121	936.812	798.564	84.400	53.848	412.996	248.853	85.168	78.975	813.313
Añana	4.494	596	493	53	50	560	285	115	160	3.338
Arabako Errioxa / Rioja Alavesa	7.065	1.811	1.475	160	176	1.133	673	222	238	4.121
Arabako Kantaurialdea / Cantábrica Alavesa	17.376	8.416	7.287	498	631	3.197	2.030	602	565	5.763
Arabako Lautada / Llanada Alavesa	153.500	68.508	59.635	4.047	4.826	39.255	25.655	6.552	7.048	45.737
Arabako Mendialdea / Montaña Alavesa	3.502	439	364	39	36	440	200	102	138	2.623
Arratia Nerbioi / Arratia-Nervión	16.392	11.215	8.748	1.584	883	2.181	1.269	538	374	2.996
Bidasoa Behea / Bajo Bidasoa	37.165	25.134	21.290	2.266	1.578	6.859	3.916	1.525	1.418	5.172
Bilbo Handia / Gran Bilbao	644.213	278.314	244.587	18.418	15.309	162.086	105.138	30.285	26.663	203.813
Debabarrena / Bajo Deba	49.123	35.324	29.363	4.080	1.881	8.110	4.679	1.981	1.450	5.689
Debagoiena / Alto Deba	47.105	38.840	32.256	4.535	2.049	5.457	3.225	1.419	813	2.808
Donostialdea / Donostia-San Sebastián	250.470	160.753	138.196	13.907	8.650	52.231	30.661	11.385	10.185	37.486
Durangaldea / Duranguesado	54.646	39.692	32.709	4.336	2.647	8.900	5.703	1.990	1.207	6.054
Enkartazioak / Encartaciones	19.031	6.533	5.482	508	543	3.356	2.002	657	697	9.142
Gernika-Bermeo	35.235	29.817	24.213	3.930	1.674	3.542	2.196	943	403	1.876
Goierri	53.165	42.832	35.598	4.927	2.307	6.471	3.660	1.652	1.159	3.862
Gorbeialdea / Estribaciones del Gorbea	4.711	2.340	1.836	311	193	612	352	131	129	1.759
Markina-Ondarroa	21.520	19.449	15.355	3.053	1.041	1.298	847	295	156	773
Plentzia-Mungia	24.180	18.309	14.805	2.107	1.397	3.290	2.072	802	416	2.581
Tolosaldea / Tolosa	37.351	31.689	25.720	4.281	1.688	3.604	1.975	1.070	559	2.058
Urola-Kostaldea / Urola Costa	55.037	50.164	41.751	5.753	2.660	3.450	2.027	916	507	1.423
Outside of the Basque Country	627.840	66.637	57.401	5.607	3.629	96.964	50.288	21.986	24.690	464.239

Araba / Álava	325.197	100.874	87.516	6.536	6.822	67.179	42.536	11.267	13.376	157.144
Añana	3.858	514	430	43	41	455	231	91	133	2.889
Arabako Errioxa / Rioja Alavesa	6.244	1.662	1.355	134	173	961	602	190	169	3.621
Arabako Kantaurialdea / Cantábrica Alavesa	14.859	7.617	6.554	451	612	2.661	1.691	521	449	4.581
Arabako Lautada / Llanada Alavesa	144.720	64.526	56.082	3.771	4.673	36.867	24.113	6.126	6.628	43.327
Arabako Mendialdea / Montaña Alavesa	3.182	386	329	25	32	371	167	91	113	2.425
Arratia Nerbioi / Arratia-Nervión	1.782	732	523	103	106	351	201	78	72	699
Bidasoa Behea / Bajo Bidasoa	270	137	120	12	5	58	38	15	5	75
Bilbo Handia / Gran Bilbao	18.597	6.230	5.487	438	305	5.704	3.880	839	985	6.663
Debabarrena / Bajo Deba	2.314	1.005	855	126	24	566	334	117	115	743
Debagoiena / Alto Deba	2.958	1.872	1.581	235	56	521	306	110	105	565
Donostialdea / Donostia-San Sebastián	2.890	1.403	1.279	86	38	703	449	128	126	784
Durangaldea / Duranguesado	952	493	417	50	26	216	143	38	35	243
Enkartazioak / Encartaciones	494	114	89	10	15	98	58	17	23	282
Gernika-Bermeo	431	272	227	21	24	72	40	25	7	87
Goierri	1.326	731	636	80	15	261	150	58	53	334
Gorbeialdea / Estribaciones del Gorbea	3.703	1.788	1.447	198	143	428	244	88	96	1.487
Markina-Ondarroa	334	240	202	26	12	35	18	8	9	59
Plentzia-Mungia	181	111	102	6	3	38	24	6	8	32
Tolosaldea / Tolosa	411	250	218	26	6	74	42	11	21	87
Urola-Kostaldea / Urola Costa	430	315	268	37	10	52	27	13	12	63
Outside of the Basque Country	115.261	10.476	9.315	658	503	16.687	9.778	2.697	4.212	88.098

Bizkaia	1.129.192	428.360	368.561	35.199	24.600	222.341	138.109	44.111	40.121	478.491
Añana	516	56	48	4	4	75	38	17	20	385
Arabako Errioxa / Rioja Alavesa	527	85	70	15	0	97	42	18	37	345
Arabako Kantaurialdea / Cantábrica Alavesa	2.400	754	691	46	17	504	322	76	106	1.142
Arabako Lautada / Llanada Alavesa	3.639	1.515	1.364	110	41	973	640	144	189	1.151
Arabako Mendialdea / Montaña Alavesa	159	21	17	3	1	20	9	3	8	118
Arratia Nerbioi / Arratia-Nervión	14.343	10.305	8.098	1.437	770	1.783	1.034	455	294	2.255
Bidasoa Behea / Bajo Bidasoa	482	250	220	22	8	101	60	23	18	131
Bilbo Handia / Gran Bilbao	617.331	268.272	235.817	17.598	14.857	153.969	99.666	29.057	25.246	195.090
Debabarrena / Bajo Deba	7.269	3.661	3.168	353	140	1.629	1.056	307	266	1.979
Debagoiena / Alto Deba	2.022	1.383	1.190	139	54	332	199	89	44	307
Donostialdea / Donostia-San Sebastián	4.587	2.404	2.107	211	86	989	612	197	180	1.194
Durangaldea / Duranguesado	51.248	37.641	31.096	3.975	2.570	8.170	5.192	1.870	1.108	5.437
Enkartazioak / Encartaciones	18.366	6.351	5.343	484	524	3.221	1.924	629	668	8.794
Gernika-Bermeo	34.107	29.031	23.602	3.800	1.629	3.369	2.080	907	382	1.707
Goierri	940	578	519	45	14	158	85	45	28	204
Gorbeialdea / Estribaciones del Gorbea	389	140	114	19	7	61	38	10	13	188
Markina-Ondarroa	19.178	17.556	13.895	2.678	983	1.050	675	252	123	572
Plentzia-Mungia	23.816	18.082	14.611	2.080	1.391	3.220	2.031	787	402	2.514
Tolosaldea / Tolosa	518	307	271	26	10	101	48	31	22	110
Urola-Kostaldea / Urola Costa	981	684	583	80	21	137	77	45	15	160
Outside of the Basque Country	326.374	29.284	25.737	2.074	1.473	42.382	22.281	9.149	10.952	254.708

Gipuzkoa	708.732	407.578	342.487	42.665	22.426	123.476	68.208	29.790	25.478	177.678
Añana	120	26	15	6	5	30	16	7	7	64
Arabako Errioxa / Rioja Alavesa	294	64	50	11	3	75	29	14	32	155
Arabako Kantaurialdea / Cantábrica Alavesa	117	45	42	1	2	32	17	5	10	40
Arabako Lautada / Llanada Alavesa	5.141	2.467	2.189	166	112	1.415	902	282	231	1.259
Arabako Mendialdea / Montaña Alavesa	161	32	18	11	3	49	24	8	17	80
Arratia Nerbioi / Arratia-Nervión	267	178	127	44	7	47	34	5	8	42
Bidasoa Behea / Bajo Bidasoa	36.413	24.747	20.950	2.232	1.565	6.700	3.818	1.487	1.395	4.966
Bilbo Handia / Gran Bilbao	8.285	3.812	3.283	382	147	2.413	1.592	389	432	2.060
Debabarrena / Bajo Deba	39.540	30.658	25.340	3.601	1.717	5.915	3.289	1.557	1.069	2.967
Debagoiena / Alto Deba	42.125	35.585	29.485	4.161	1.939	4.604	2.720	1.220	664	1.936
Donostialdea / Donostia-San Sebastián	242.993	156.946	134.810	13.610	8.526	50.539	29.600	11.060	9.879	35.508
Durangaldea / Duranguesado	2.446	1.558	1.196	311	51	514	368	82	64	374
Enkartazioak / Encartaciones	171	68	50	14	4	37	20	11	6	66
Gernika-Bermeo	697	514	384	109	21	101	76	11	14	82
Goierri	50.899	41.523	34.443	4.802	2.278	6.052	3.425	1.549	1.078	3.324
Gorbeialdea / Estribaciones del Gorbea	619	412	275	94	43	123	70	33	20	84
Markina-Ondarroa	2.008	1.653	1.258	349	46	213	154	35	24	142
Plentzia-Mungia	183	116	92	21	3	32	17	9	6	35
Tolosaldea / Tolosa	36.422	31.132	25.231	4.229	1.672	3.429	1.885	1.028	516	1.861
Urola-Kostaldea / Urola Costa	53.626	49.165	40.900	5.636	2.629	3.261	1.923	858	480	1.200
Outside of the Basque Country	186.205	26.877	22.349	2.875	1.653	37.895	18.229	10.140	9.526	121.433