Canary Islanders
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Approximately 5 million descendants worldwide | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Canary Islands 1,535,934 (2025) 68% of the total Canary Islands population | |
| Significant Canary Islander diaspora in | |
| Venezuela | 62,000 |
| Cuba | 65,000 |
| Argentina | 2,390 |
| Mexico | 1,600 |
| Languages | |
| Canarian Spanish, Silbo Gomero | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism (55.7%) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Isleños, other Spaniards, Madeirans, Portuguese, Berbers (Guanches) | |
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| Significant Spanish diaspora |
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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.