Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.17% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and  0.22% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).
Quechua is the predominant language spoken by a significant portion of the population in Peru (81.28%), with smaller percentages learning Spanish (18.17%) or Aymara (0.22%).