Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (60.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.45% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 1.98% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).
In Peru, Spanish is the most widely spoken language, with a majority of residents learning it as children (60.36%), while others use Quechua (37.45%) or Aymara (1.98%), according to the 2007 census.