POPULATION

The Canary Islands have a population of 2,117,519 inhabitants, making it the eighth most populous of Spain's autonomous communities, with a density of 282.6 inhabitants per km². The total area of the archipelago is 7,493 km.

The Canarian population includes long-tenured residents and new waves of mainland Spanish immigrants (including Galicians, Castilians, Catalans, Basques), as well as Portuguese, Italians.

Population of the individual islands

The population of the islands according to the 2014 data are:

• Tenerife - 906,854

• Gran Canaria - 845,676

• Lanzarote - 141,437

• Fuerteventura - 103,492

• La Palma - 86,324

• La Gomera - 22,776

• El Hierro - 10,960

RELIGION

The majority of the population follows The Catholic religion. Taht has been since the Conquest of the Canary Islands the majority religion in the archipelago.

Other religions

Separate from the overwhelming Christian majority are a minority of Muslims, though no official mention is made of them. Other religious faiths represented include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as Hinduism. Minority religions are also present such as the Church of the Guanche People which is classified as a neo-pagan native religion, it also highlights Buddhism, Baha'i,Chinese religions and Afro-American religion.

Statistics:

The distribution of beliefs in 2014 according to the CIS Barometer Autonomy was as follows:

Catholic 84.9%

Unbelievers 7.8%

Atheists 4.5%

Other religions 1.7%

 

 

 

LANGUAGES

As in the rest of Spain, in the  Canary Islands the official language is Spanish. However, as in the majority of countries, there are many people who speak English, the second most spoken language, and many people also understand German. In almost all public establishments, such as stores, restaurants, hotels, etc., there is at least one person who speaks English or German.