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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Approximately 5 million descendants worldwide[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Canary Islands 1,535,934 (2025)[1] 68% of the total Canary Islands population | |
| Significant Canary Islander diaspora in | |
| Venezuela | 62,000[2][3] |
| Cuba | 65,000[4][deprecated source] |
| Argentina | 2,390[5] |
| Mexico | 1,600 |
| Languages | |
| Canarian Spanish, Silbo Gomero | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism (55.7%)[6] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Isleños, other Spaniards, Madeirans, Portuguese, Berbers (Guanches) | |
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Canary Islanders, or Canarians (Spanish: canarios), are the people of the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain near the coast of Northwest Africa. The distinctive variety of the Spanish language spoken in the region is known as habla canaria (Canary speech) or the (dialecto) canario (Canarian dialect). The Canarians, and their descendants, played a major role during the conquest, colonization, and eventual independence movements of various countries in Latin America. Their ethnic and cultural presence is most palpable in the countries of Uruguay, Venezuela, Cuba and the Dominican Republic as well as the US territory of Puerto Rico.
- ^ "Cifras Oficiales de Población a 1 de enero de 2024". March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ "El Gobierno regional estudia medidas para paliar la situación de los canarios que viven en Venezuela". August 17, 2024.
- ^ "Canarians in Venezuela". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ "Algunos descendientes de españoles en Cuba recibirán ayuda económica". August 8, 2024.
- ^ "How many Canarians in other countries". Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ Infonortedigital (2025). "80.2% of Canarians Do Not Practice a Religion". Infonortedigital.