Member states of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries explained

The Community of Portuguese Language Countries consists of nine member states,^[1] which list the Portuguese language as an official language, and only East Timor and Equatorial Guinea list a secondary official language (Tetun and Spanish respectively).

In 2005, during the CPLP Council of Ministers meeting in Luanda, the status of associate observer for non-member states was adopted to enhance international cooperation and achieve the Community's objectives, leading to the subsequent admission of three states.

Members

Country	Status	Year joined	Official language(s)	Continent	Population
		1996			10,347,892
		1996			210,147,125
		1996			31,127,674
		1996			30,066,648
		1996			483,628
		1996			1,726,000
		1996			211,028
		2002			1,340,513
		2014			1,454,789

Observers

Year joined	Official language(s)	Population
2006	None (de jure)	1,265,475
2008		15,854,323
2014		4,012,104
2014		125,470,000
2014		2,550,226
2014		83,614,362
2016		10,701,777
2016		9,730,000
2016		5,464,060
2016		3,518,552
2018		77,543
2018		44,938,712
2018		17,574,003
2018		67,522,000^[2]
2018		60,317,116
2018		633,622
2018		6,926,705
2021		67,081,234^[3]
2021		38,048,738
2021		10,718,565
2021		1,352,642,280
2021		4,977,400
2021		26,378,274
2021		2,795,484
2021		47,450,795
2021		32,824,358
2021		19,317,984
2021	None	331,449,281
2023		7,439,863

Officially interested countries and territories

Country/Territory	Interested Status	Official language	Population	Reference	Possible date of discussion	Notes
	associate member		33,757,175	^[4]		Some areas of Morocco colonized by Portugal, proximity to the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
	associate member		90,500,000			Historical ties to the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan
	associate member		26,814,843	^[5]	2012 – IX CPLP Summit	Largest Portuguese community in Hispanic America
	associate member		4,453,500		2012 – IX CPLP Summit	Large number of Portuguese and Brazilian expats
(ROC)	associate member		23,855,010		In negotiations
	associate member		46,372,700		2012 – IX CPLP Summit	Has migratory fluxes with Portugal
	associate member		237,512,352	^[6]	In negotiations	Portugal was the major colonial power until Dutch hegemony (see Portuguese Empire in the Indonesian Archipelago). Occupied East Timor from 1975–2002.
	associate member		1,185,000	^[7]	In negotiations	Shares a border with Mozambique with which it has economic ties
	associate member		22,420,039		In negotiations	"Discovered" by Portuguese navigators. Has a large community of Portuguese, Brazilian and East Timorese expats
	associate member		145,912,025	^[8]	In negotiations
	member		2,783,100		Pending Spanish government approval	Strong cultural, historical, and linguistic ties with Portugal
	member	Portuguese and Chinese (Cantonese)	520,400	^[9]	Pending Macanese Government approval	Chinese territory formerly under Portuguese administration and a small minority population is Portuguese
	associate member		733,000		Pending Malaysian Government approval	Portuguese colony for more than a century, small minority population of Portuguese descent
	associate member		51,305,186	^[10]	In negotiations
	associate observer		7,219,638	^[11]	In negotiations	Shares a border with Brazil. The Portuguese language is very popular and taught in Paraguay, being the third most spoken in the country besides Spanish and Guarani, and there is also a community called "brasiguaios".
	associate observer		84,079,811	^[12]	In negotiations

Notes and References

Web site: Official Website. Community of Portuguese Language Countries.
Web site: Demography - Population at the beginning of the month - France (including Mayotte since 2014). www.insee.fr. 1 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403053456/https://www.insee.fr/en/statistiques/serie/001641607. 3 April 2019. live.
Web site: Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2020. www.ons.gov.uk. 25 June 2021.
Web site: XXII Governo - República Portuguesa . Portugal.gov.pt . pt.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20081004184732/http://dn.sapo.pt/2008/07/16/nacional/venezuela_ucrania_e_croacia_querem_d.html . Venezuela, Ucrânia e Croácia querem ser da CPLP . dead . DN Online . pt . 2008-07-16 . 2008-10-04.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20090221142453/http://noticias.sapo.pt/lusa/artigo/540e9ba4b19eb7b555b54b.html . dead. CPLP: Galiza com estatuto de observador associado só com "sim" de Madrid . Notícias Lusa - Sapo Notícias . 2009-02-21 . pt.
Web site: CPLP: Austrália, Indonésia, Luxemburgo, Suazilândia e Ucrânia interessados em aderir - Info Cabo Verde - Sapo Notícias . 2011-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163311/http://noticias.sapo.cv/info/artigo/1078037.html . 2011-07-18 . dead .
Web site: Rússia quer ser observador associado da CPLP . pt. O Observador. 2020-01-01.
Web site: Página Não Encontrada :: Governo de Portugal . www.portugal.gov.pt . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20130408100300/http://www.portugal.gov.pt/Portal/Print.aspx?guid=%7BE2D69151-3BA0-4340-A9FE-55413C2530C7%7D . 8 April 2013 . dead.
Web site: Interesse na CPLP mostra urgência em mudar foco da língua para economia . pt. O Observador. 2018-03-28.
Web site: Ministro de Relações Exteriores do Paraguai anunciou pedido de adesão do país como Estado Observador Associado da CPLP . pt. Embaixada do Paraguai. 2020-07-24.
Web site: CPLP acolhe primeira instituição alemã como observador consultivo . pt. DW. 2016-11-30.