Statistical tables: Linguistic competence

Linguistic competence

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The analysis of the population's linguistic competence in Basque involves determining the knowledge of Basque as declared by the population of the Basque Country. The Population Census provides both a precise snapshot and a stratified analysis of the population's knowledge of the Basque language. Historical series can also be consulted.

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In 2021, 62.4% of people residing in the Basque Country had some knowledge of Basque (10/27/2022)

Reference period > 2021

Last update > 10/27/2022

(2021)

936,812

(2021)

43.31

Statistical tables
Population and housing census. Basque
Population of the Basque Country aged 2 and over by overall level of Basque, province and year. 2001-2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Population of the Basque Country aged 2 and over by province and overall level of Basque. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Population of the Basque Country aged 2 and over by province and age to overall level of Basque and sex. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Population aged 2 and over in the Basque Country by municipality of residence (>=40,000 Inhab.) and age according to overall level of Basque. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Population aged 2 and over in the Basque Country by place of birth and overall level of Basque according to province and sex. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Population of the Basque Country aged 2 by residential zone and overall level of basque, according to province and sex . 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Population of the Basque Country aged 2 by sex and overall level of basque, according to region of residence. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Population 2 years and over in the Basque Country by region of residence and age, according to overall level of basque. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Population of the Basque Country aged 2 by age and zone of residence, according to overall level of basque. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Population aged 2 and over in the Basque Country by region of birth, according to the overall level of Basque. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Non-student population aged 10 and over in the Basque Country by province and studies carried out, according to the level of Basque language. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Population of 10 years and over in the Basque Country by province and level of education/training, according to the overall level of Basque. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by province and the relationship with activity, according to the overall level of Basque. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by province and economic sector, according to the overall level of Basque. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by province and profession, according to the overall level of Basque. 01/01/2021 (10/27/2022)	10/27/2022
Socio-linguistic Map
Population aged 5 and over of the Basque Country by province and age group according to language skills. 1981-2021 (02/25/2025)	02/25/2025
Population aged 5 and over of the Basque Country by territorial area according to type of language mobility. 2021 (02/25/2025)	02/25/2025
Population aged 5 and over of the Basque Country by territorial area according to type of language used at home (1). 2021 (02/25/2025)	02/25/2025
Sociolinguistic survey
Population aged 16 and over in the Euskal Herria by linguistic capacity according to province and age. 1991-2021 (11/22/2023)	11/22/2023
Linguistic evolution (BILA index) in the Basque Country by Province and age group (%). 2021 (11/22/2023)	11/22/2023
Linguistic profile compliance in public administrations
Personnel of Basque Public Administrations who have accredited the Basque language level assigned to their job. 2017 (12/16/2019)	12/16/2019