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Galician people

Galician people
Ethnic group
GroupGalician people
(Galegos)
Populationapprox. 10 million people of Galician origin worldwide
 Province of A Coruña1,126,707
 Province of Lugo357.625
 Province of Ourense339.555
 Province of Pontevedra938.311
 Total2737370
Spain (rest of the country)374307
Argentina118,085
Venezuela33,443
Brazil29,601
Switzerland29,075
Uruguay28,470
France16,026
Germany13,254
Cuba11,114
United Kingdom10,051
US9,482
Mexico8,003
Portugal2,787
The Netherlands2,685
Andorra2,546
Other countries158,203

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The Galicians ( ) are an ethnic group, a nationality whose historical homeland is Galicia in north-western Spain. Most Galicians are bilingual, speaking both their historic language, Galician, and Castilian Spanish.


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