Culture
Countries by Language
Languages spoken around the world and how many countries use each language as an official or recognized language.
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Language↕ | Countries↕ | Example Countries↕ |
|---|---|---|
| English | 91 | Puerto Rico, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Tanzania |
| French | 46 | Belgium, Comoros, Central African Republic |
| Arabic | 25 | Comoros, Saudi Arabia, Oman |
| Spanish | 24 | Puerto Rico, Chile, Costa Rica |
| Portuguese | 10 | Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Portugal |
| Dutch | 7 | Belgium, Suriname, Netherlands |
| Russian | 7 | Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| German | 6 | Belgium, Austria, Liechtenstein |
| Chinese | 5 | Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore |
| Italian | 4 | Vatican City, Switzerland, Italy |
| Swahili | 4 | Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda |
| Tswana | 4 | Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Samoan | 3 | Tokelau, Samoa, American Samoa |
| Tamil | 3 | India, Singapore, Sri Lanka |
| Swedish | 3 | Sweden, Åland Islands, Finland |
| Papiamento | 3 | Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba |
| Serbian | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo |
| Malay | 3 | Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei |
| Guaraní | 3 | Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia |
| Catalan | 3 | Andorra, Spain, Italy |
| Norwegian | 2 | Bouvet Island, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Slovak | 2 | Slovakia, Czechia |
| Korean | 2 | North Korea, South Korea |
| Greek | 2 | Cyprus, Greece |
| Turkish | 2 | Cyprus, Turkey |
| Danish | 2 | Denmark, Faroe Islands |
| Albanian | 2 | Albania, Kosovo |
| Swazi | 2 | Eswatini, South Africa |
| Kikongo | 2 | DR Congo, Republic of the Congo |
| Lingala | 2 | DR Congo, Republic of the Congo |
| Romanian | 2 | Romania, Moldova |
| Chamorro | 2 | Guam, Northern Mariana Islands |
| Croatian | 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia |
| Turkmen | 2 | Afghanistan, Turkmenistan |
| Afrikaans | 2 | Namibia, South Africa |
| Aymara | 2 | Peru, Bolivia |
| Quechua | 2 | Peru, Bolivia |
| Berber | 2 | Western Sahara, Morocco |
| Tsonga | 2 | South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Venda | 2 | South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Xhosa | 2 | South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Chewa | 2 | Zimbabwe, Malawi |
| Sotho | 2 | Zimbabwe, Lesotho |
| Latin | 1 | Vatican City |
| Comorian | 1 | Comoros |
| Macedonian | 1 | North Macedonia |
| Sango | 1 | Central African Republic |
| Jamaican Patois | 1 | Jamaica |
| Filipino | 1 | Philippines |
| Montenegrin | 1 | Montenegro |
| Armenian | 1 | Armenia |
| Urdu | 1 | Pakistan |
| Tokelauan | 1 | Tokelau |
| Guernésiais | 1 | Guernsey |
| Hungarian | 1 | Hungary |
| Uzbek | 1 | Uzbekistan |
| Tigrinya | 1 | Eritrea |
| Dzongkha | 1 | Bhutan |
| Polish | 1 | Poland |
| Khmer | 1 | Cambodia |
| Hindi | 1 | India |
| Lao | 1 | Laos |
| Bengali | 1 | Bangladesh |
| Tuvaluan | 1 | Tuvalu |
| Kinyarwanda | 1 | Rwanda |
| Tshiluba | 1 | DR Congo |
| Ukrainian | 1 | Ukraine |
| Lithuanian | 1 | Lithuania |
| Hebrew | 1 | Israel |
| Tongan | 1 | Tonga |
| Norfuk | 1 | Norfolk Island |
| Aramaic | 1 | Iraq |
| Sorani | 1 | Iraq |
| Māori | 1 | New Zealand |
| New Zealand Sign Language | 1 | New Zealand |
| Amharic | 1 | Ethiopia |
| Maltese | 1 | Malta |
| Malagasy | 1 | Madagascar |
| Bosnian | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Georgian | 1 | Georgia |
| Estonian | 1 | Estonia |
| Dari | 1 | Afghanistan |
| Pashto | 1 | Afghanistan |
| Haitian Creole | 1 | Haiti |
| Herero | 1 | Namibia |
| Khoekhoe | 1 | Namibia |
| Kwangali | 1 | Namibia |
| Lozi | 1 | Namibia |
| Ndonga | 1 | Namibia |
| Upper Guinea Creole | 1 | Guinea-Bissau |
| Thai | 1 | Thailand |
| Kazakh | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| Mongolian | 1 | Mongolia |
| Latvian | 1 | Latvia |
| Jèrriais | 1 | Jersey |
| Indonesian | 1 | Indonesia |
| Maldivian | 1 | Maldives |
| Tetum | 1 | Timor-Leste |
| Somali | 1 | Somalia |
| Azerbaijani | 1 | Azerbaijan |
| Manx | 1 | Isle of Man |
| Bulgarian | 1 | Bulgaria |
| Luxembourgish | 1 | Luxembourg |
| Hassaniya | 1 | Western Sahara |
| Belizean Creole | 1 | Belize |
| Niuean | 1 | Niue |
| Irish | 1 | Ireland |
| Bislama | 1 | Vanuatu |
| Mauritian Creole | 1 | Mauritius |
| Belarusian | 1 | Belarus |
| Czech | 1 | Czechia |
| Sinhala | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| Palauan | 1 | Palau |
| Kyrgyz | 1 | Kyrgyzstan |
| Gilbertese | 1 | Kiribati |
| Fijian | 1 | Fiji |
| Fiji Hindi | 1 | Fiji |
| Marshallese | 1 | Marshall Islands |
| Seychellois Creole | 1 | Seychelles |
| Southern Ndebele | 1 | South Africa |
| Northern Sotho | 1 | South Africa |
| Southern Sotho | 1 | South Africa |
| Zulu | 1 | South Africa |
| Cook Islands Māori | 1 | Cook Islands |
| Basque | 1 | Spain |
| Galician | 1 | Spain |
| Greenlandic | 1 | Greenland |
| Hiri Motu | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| Tok Pisin | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | 1 | Norway |
| Norwegian Bokmål | 1 | Norway |
| Sami | 1 | Norway |
| Swiss German | 1 | Switzerland |
| Romansh | 1 | Switzerland |
| Chibarwe | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| Kalanga | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| Khoisan | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| Ndau | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| Northern Ndebele | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| Shona | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| Tonga | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwean Sign Language | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| Slovene | 1 | Slovenia |
| Faroese | 1 | Faroe Islands |
| Kirundi | 1 | Burundi |
| Finnish | 1 | Finland |
| Tajik | 1 | Tajikistan |
| Burmese | 1 | Myanmar |
| Japanese | 1 | Japan |
| Vietnamese | 1 | Vietnam |
| Persian (Farsi) | 1 | Iran |
| Nauru | 1 | Nauru |
| Carolinian | 1 | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Icelandic | 1 | Iceland |
| Nepali | 1 | Nepal |
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