List of countries by spoken languages
This list shows countries/disputed countries organised by the languages which are spoken there.
[Indo-European languages]
Albanian">Albanian language">Albanian
Armenian">Armenian language">Armenian
Baltic">Baltic languages">Baltic
Celtic">Celtic languages">Celtic
Language | Country | Status |
Breton | France | minority language in Brittany, but unofficial |
Cornish | United Kingdom | minority language in Cornwall, but unofficial |
Irish | Ireland | minority, co-official with English |
Irish | United Kingdom | significant minority in England, as well as minority in the entire country and official in Northern Ireland |
Irish | United States | significant minority, mainly in Chicago, New York and Massachusetts. |
Irish | Canada | significant minority, especially in Saint John and Miramichi, New Brunswick, as well as in Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador; also, a big community of Irish-speaking expats exists in both Quebec and Ontario. |
Irish | Australia | significant minority |
Irish | New Zealand | significant minority |
Manx | Isle of Man | minority, very limited official use |
Scottish Gaelic | Canada | significant minority, official in Nova Scotia |
Scottish Gaelic | United Kingdom | official in Scotland |
Scottish Gaelic | United States | significant minority |
Welsh | Argentina | significant minority in Chubut |
Welsh | United Kingdom | spoken by about 20% of the population in Wales and co-official with English there |
Welsh | United States | minority |
Germanic">Germanic languages">Germanic
Dutch">Dutch language">Dutch
English">English language">English
Regions | Country | Status |
Africa | Botswana | co-official with Tswana |
Africa | Cameroon | co-official with French |
Africa | Egypt | significant minority |
Africa | co-official with Swati | |
Africa | Gambia | official |
Africa | Ghana | official |
Africa | Kenya | co-official with Swahili |
Africa | Lesotho | co-official with Sesotho |
Africa | Liberia | official |
Africa | Malawi | official |
Africa | Mauritius | national language along with French, and other vernacular languages |
Africa | Namibia | official |
Africa | Nigeria | official |
Africa | Rwanda | co-official with Kinyarwanda and French |
Africa | Seychelles | co-official with French and Seychellois Creole |
Africa | Sierra Leone | official |
Africa | South Africa | co-official with 10 other languages: unofficially regarded as the 'main' language |
Africa | South Sudan | official |
Africa | Uganda | co-official with Swahili |
Africa | Zambia | official |
Africa | Zimbabwe | official |
Asia | Bahrain | unofficial |
Asia | India | co-official with 21 other languages |
Asia | Lebanon | significant minority |
Asia | Pakistan | co-official with Urdu |
Asia | Philippines | co-official with Filipino, and with regional languages as auxiliary official languages |
Asia | Singapore | co-official with Tamil, Mandarin, and Malay |
Asia | Bangladesh | de facto co-official with Bengali |
Asia | Sri Lanka | de facto co-official with Tamil and Sinhala |
Asia | Malaysia | co-official with Tamil, Mandarin, and Malay |
Asia | Brunei | co-official with Mandarin, and Malay |
Europe | co-official with Irish, see Hiberno-English | |
Europe | co-official with Maltese | |
Europe | co-official with Welsh, see British English | |
North America | official | |
North America | official | |
North America | official | |
North America | official | |
North America | co-official with French, see Canadian English | |
North America | official | |
North America | official | |
North America | official, see Jamaican English | |
North America | official | |
North America | official | |
North America | official | |
North America | official | |
North America | de facto, see American English | |
Oceania | de facto, see Australian English | |
Oceania | Fiji | co-official with Fijian and Hindustani |
Oceania | Kiribati | co-official with Kiribati |
Oceania | Marshall Islands | co-official with Marshallese |
Oceania | - | |
Oceania | de facto | |
Oceania | co-official with Māori and New Zealand Sign Language; see also New Zealand English | |
Oceania | Palau | co-official with Palauan |
Oceania | Papua New Guinea | co-official with Tok Pisin and Hiri Motu |
Oceania | Solomon Islands | official |
Oceania | Vanuatu | co-official with Bislama and French |
South America | official | |
South America | official in San Andrés and Providence Island | |
Dependent entities | - | - |
Dependent entities | American Samoa | co-official with Samoan |
Dependent entities | de facto | |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | Christmas Island | official |
Dependent entities | Cook Islands | co-official with Cook Islands Māori |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | Guam | co-official with Chamorro |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | Hong Kong | co-official with Cantonese |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | Norfolk Island | co-official with Norfuk |
Dependent entities | Northern Mariana Islands | co-official with Chamorro and Carolinian |
Dependent entities | co-official with Pitkern | |
Dependent entities | Puerto Rico | co-official with Spanish |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | official | |
Dependent entities | United States Virgin Islands | official |
German">German language">German
Greek">Greek language">Greek
Iranian">Iranian languages">Iranian
Indo-Aryan">Indo-Aryan languages">Indo-Aryan
[Bengali language]
Regions | Country | Status |
Asia | Bangladesh | official |
Asia | India | official, along with 21 others; primarily spoken in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, with significant minority in Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa |
Asia | Saudi Arabia | significant minority |
Asia | United Arab Emirates | significant minority |
Asia | Qatar | minority |
Asia | Kuwait | minority |
Asia | Malaysia | minority |
Asia | Singapore | minority |
Asia | Pakistan | minority. Mostly used in Karachi, where it holds the status as that of a recognized secondary language |
Europe | Italy | minority |
Europe | United Kingdom | significant minority |
North America | United States | minority |
North America | Canada | minority |
Oceania | Australia | minority |
Domari">Domari language">Domari
Romani">Romani language">Romani
Regions | Country | Status |
Asia | Bangladesh | minority |
Asia | India | minority |
Asia | Pakistan | minority |
Asia | Iran | minority |
Asia | Afghanistan | minority |
Asia | Uzbekistan | minority |
Asia | Kazakhstan | minority |
Asia | Turkmenistan | minority |
Asia | Tajikistan | minority |
Asia | Kyrgyzstan | minority |
Asia | Armenia | minority |
Europe | Albania | minority |
Europe | Austria | minority |
Europe | Belarus | minority |
Europe | Belgium | minority |
Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | minority |
Europe | Bulgaria | significant minority |
Europe | Croatia | minority |
Europe | Cyprus | minority |
Europe | Czech Republic | minority |
Europe | Denmark | minority |
Europe | Estonia | minority |
Europe | Finland | officially recognised minority language |
Europe | France | minority |
Europe | Germany | officially recognised minority language |
Europe | Greece | minority |
Europe | Hungary | significant minority, officially recognised minority language |
Europe | Ireland | minority |
Europe | Italy | minority |
Europe | Kosovo | officially recognized minority language |
Europe | Latvia | minority |
Europe | Lithuania | minority |
Europe | Macedonia | official in Šuto Orizari Municipality |
Europe | Moldova | minority |
Europe | Montenegro | minority |
Europe | Netherlands | minority |
Europe | Norway | officially recognised minority language |
Europe | Poland | minority |
Europe | Portugal | minority |
Europe | Romania | co-official in 79 rural communes |
Europe | Russia | officially recognised minority language |
Europe | Serbia | officially recognised minority language |
Europe | Slovakia | minority |
Europe | Slovenia | officially recognised minority language |
Europe | Spain | minority |
Europe | Sweden | officially recognised minority language |
Europe | Switzerland | minority |
Europe | Turkey | minority |
Europe | Ukraine | minority |
Europe | United Kingdom | minority |
North America | United States | minority |
North America | Canada | minority |
Hindi">Hindi language">Hindi
Regions | Country | Status |
Asia | India | one of the two union languages of India alongside English, official along with 21 others; official in the Indian states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. |
Asia | Bangladesh | more than half of the population can understand and speak |
Asia | Indonesia | minority, 90,000 |
Asia | Malaysia | minority, 58,000 |
Asia | Nepal | significant minority |
Asia | Pakistan | more than half of the population can understand and speak |
Asia | Yemen | minority |
Asia | United Arab Emirates | minority |
Asia | Saudi Arabia | minority |
Oceania | Fiji | Fiji Hindi is an official language |
Oceania | Australia | minority |
Oceania | New Zealand | minority, 20,000 speakers |
Africa | South Africa | significant minority, 436,000 speakers |
Africa | Mauritius | minority, 37,000 speakers |
Africa | Tanzania | minority, 66,000 speakers |
Africa | Uganda | minority, 5,300 speakers |
Europe | United Kingdom | minority |
North America | Canada | minority, 268,000 speakers |
North America | United States | minority, 650,000 speakers |
Caribbean | Suriname | minority |
Caribbean | Guyana | minority |
Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago | minority |
Gujarati">Gujarati language">Gujarati
Regions | Country | Status |
Asia | India | official in Gujarat, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
Asia | Pakistan | significant minority |
Africa | Kenya | minority |
Africa | Mauritius | minority |
Africa | Tanzania | minority |
Africa | Uganda | minority |
Africa | Zimbabwe | minority |
Africa | South Africa | minority |
North America | Canada | minority |
North America | United States | minority |
Europe | United Kingdom | significant minority |
Oceania | Australia | minority |
Other Indo-Aryan
Italic">Italic languages">Italic & Romance">Romance languages">Romance
French">French language">French
Regions | Country | Status |
Europe | spoken, not official | |
Europe | co-official with Dutch and German | |
Europe | official | |
Europe | co-official in the Aosta Valley | |
Europe | co-official with Luxembourgish and German | |
Europe | official | |
Europe | co-official with German, Italian, and Romansh | |
Africa | Algeria | unofficial, but widely used |
Africa | official | |
Africa | official | |
Africa | co-official with Kirundi | |
Africa | co-official with English | |
Africa | co-official with Sango | |
Africa | co-official with Arabic | |
Africa | co-official with Arabic and Comorian | |
Africa | official | |
Africa | Congo | official |
Africa | official | |
Africa | co-official with Arabic | |
Africa | Equatorial Guinea | co-official with Spanish and Portuguese |
Africa | official | |
Africa | official | |
Africa | co-official with Malagasy | |
Africa | Mali | official |
Africa | Mauritania | de facto |
Africa | Mauritius | de facto |
Africa | Morocco | de facto |
Africa | Niger | official |
Africa | Réunion | official |
Africa | Rwanda | co-official with English and Kinyarwanda |
Africa | official; Wolof most widely spoken | |
Africa | Seychelles | co-official with English and Seychellois Creole |
Africa | Togo | official |
Africa | Tunisia | unofficial, but widely used |
Asia | Cambodia | minority |
Asia | Vietnam | minority |
Asia | Laos | administrative language |
Asia | Lebanon | unofficial, but spoken by the majority |
Asia | India | in Puducherry, co-official with Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam, spoken in Chandannagar with Bengali |
Asia | Jordan | minority |
Asia | Syria | minority |
North America | co-official with English; majority in Quebec, minority in New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island | |
North America | Guadeloupe | official |
North America | co-official with Haitian Creole | |
North America | minority | |
North America | Martinique | official |
North America | Saint Barthelemy | official |
North America | Saint Martin | official |
North America | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | official |
North America | United States | minority language, especially in Louisiana, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire |
Oceania | French Polynesia | official |
Oceania | New Caledonia | official |
Oceania | Vanuatu | co-official with English and Bislama |
Oceania | Wallis and Futuna | official |
South America | minority | |
South America | Brazil | minority, significantly in RJ/ES and other coastal states; see French, Belgian and Swiss Brazilians |
South America | minority | |
South America | French Guiana | official |
South America | minority |
Italian">Italian language">Italian
Portuguese">Portuguese language">Portuguese
Regions | Country | Status |
Europe | Portugal | official |
Europe | Spain | minority in Olivenza |
Europe | France | minority |
Europe | Luxembourg | minority |
Europe | Switzerland | minority |
Europe | Andorra | minority |
Europe | Germany | minority |
Africa | Angola | official |
Africa | Cape Verde | official |
Africa | Guinea-Bissau | official |
Africa | Equatorial Guinea | co-official with Spanish and French |
Africa | Mozambique | official |
Africa | São Tomé and Príncipe | official |
Africa | South Africa | minority |
Africa | Namibia | minority |
Asia | East Timor | co-official with Tetum |
Asia | Japan | minority; see Brazilians in Japan |
Asia | Macau, China | co-official with Cantonese |
Asia | Malaysia | minority in Malacca; see Kristang language |
Asia | India | minority in Goa State |
North America | United States | minority |
North America | Canada | minority |
South America | Brazil | official, see Brazilian Portuguese |
South America | Paraguay | minority |
South America | Uruguay | minority |
South America | Venezuela | minority |
Oceania | East Timor | co-official with Tetum |
Oceania | Australia | minority |
Spanish">Spanish language">Spanish
The following is a list of the 22 countries where Spanish is an official language:Regions | Country | Status |
Europe | Spain | official |
Europe | Andorra | majority |
Europe | France | minority |
Europe | Germany | minority |
Europe | Gibraltar | not official – majority |
Europe | Italy | minority |
Europe | United Kingdom | minority |
Africa | Equatorial Guinea | co-official with French and Portuguese |
Africa | Morocco | not official – minority |
Africa | Western Sahara | co-official with Arabic |
Africa | Ceuta | official |
Africa | Melilla | official |
Africa | Canary Islands | official |
Africa | Gabon, Cocobeach | official |
Asia | Australia | minority |
Asia | Japan | minority |
Asia | New Zealand | minority |
Asia | Philippines | former official language, spoken by a minority; see Spanish language in the Philippines |
North America | Belize | plurality, but unofficial |
North America | Costa Rica | official |
North America | Cuba | official |
North America | Dominican Republic | official |
North America | El Salvador | official |
North America | official | |
North America | Honduras | official |
North America | Mexico | de facto, official |
North America | Nicaragua | official |
North America | Panama | official |
North America | United States | Co-official language in New Mexico and Puerto Rico. Spoken by a majority in PR and a significant minority in NM. Minority elsewhere |
South America | Argentina | de facto |
South America | Bolivia | co-official with Quechua and Aymara and another 35 languages |
South America | Brazil | minority |
South America | Chile | official |
South America | Colombia | official |
South America | Ecuador | official |
South America | Paraguay | co-official with Guaraní |
South America | Peru | official |
South America | Uruguay | official |
South America | Venezuela | official |
Oceania | Easter Island | co-official with Rapa Nui |
Other Italic languages
Slavic">Slavic languages">Slavic
[Mongolic languages]
[Turkic languages]
[Afro-Asiatic languages]
[Semitic languages]
Arabic">Arabic language">Arabic
Regions | Country | Status |
Islam | Liturgical language of Islam | |
Africa | Algeria | co-official with Berber |
Africa | Comoros | co-official with French |
Africa | Chad | co-official with French |
Africa | Djibouti | co-official with French |
Africa | Egypt | official |
Africa | Eritrea | co-official with Tigrinya |
Africa | Libya | official |
Africa | Mauritania | official |
Africa | Morocco | co-official with Berber |
Africa | Somalia | co-official with Somali |
Africa | Sudan | co-official with English |
Africa | Tunisia | official |
Africa | Western Sahara | co-official with Spanish |
Asia | Afghanistan | regional/religious |
Asia | Bahrain | official |
Asia | Iran | regional |
Asia | Iraq | co-official with Kurdish |
Asia | Israel | special status; formerly co-official with Hebrew |
Asia | Jordan | official |
Asia | Kuwait | official |
Asia | Lebanon | official |
Asia | Oman | official |
Asia | Pakistan | optional language/religious |
Asia | Palestine | official |
Asia | Philippines | optional language along with Spanish/religious |
Asia | Qatar | official |
Asia | Saudi Arabia | official |
Asia | Syria | official |
Asia | United Arab Emirates | official |
Asia | Yemen | official |
Europe | France | minority |
Europe | Germany | minority |
Europe | Italy | minority |
Europe | Netherlands | minority |
Europe | Spain | minority |
Europe | Sweden | minority |
Europe | Turkey | significant minority |
Europe | UK | minority |
Oceania | Australia | minority |
North America | Canada | minority |
North America | United States | significant minority |
South America | Argentina | minority, immigrants from Lebanon |
South America | Brazil | minority, see Arab Brazilian |
South America | Venezuela | minority, from immigration. See Arab Venezuelan |
Other Semitic languages
[Dravidian languages]
[Japonic languages]
[Koreanic languages]
[Language isolate]
[South Caucasian languages]
[Sino-Tibetan languages]
Other Sino-Tibetan
Chinese">Chinese language">Chinese
[Yue language]
[Cantonese]
Regions | Country | Status |
Africa | Angola | minority |
Africa | Cape Verde | minority |
Africa | Mauritius | minority |
Africa | South Africa | minority |
Asia | Brunei | minority |
Asia | Cambodia | minority |
Asia | China | regional |
Asia | Hong Kong | co-official with English |
Asia | Indonesia | minority |
Asia | Japan | minority |
Asia | North Korea | minority |
Asia | South Korea | minority |
Asia | Laos | minority |
Asia | Macau | co-official with Portuguese |
Asia | Malaysia | minority |
Asia | Myanmar | minority |
Asia | Philippines | minority |
Asia | Singapore | minority |
Asia | Thailand | minority |
Asia | Vietnam | minority |
Europe | Bulgaria | minority |
Europe | France | minority |
Europe | Germany | minority |
Europe | Ireland | minority |
Europe | Italy | minority |
Europe | Netherlands | minority |
Europe | Romania | minority |
Europe | Russia | minority |
Europe | Serbia | minority |
Europe | Spain | minority |
Europe | United Kingdom | minority |
North America | Canada | minority |
North America | Cuba | minority |
North America | Dominican Republic | minority |
North America | Jamaica | minority |
North America | Mexico | minority |
North America | Nicaragua | minority |
North America | Panama | minority |
North America | Trinidad and Tobago | minority |
North America | United States | minority |
Oceania | Australia | minority |
Oceania | Fiji | minority |
Oceania | New Zealand | minority |
Oceania | Samoa | minority |
Oceania | Tonga | minority |
South America | Argentina | minority |
South America | Brazil | minority |
South America | Chile | regional |
South America | Guyana | minority |
South America | Suriname | minority |
South America | Peru | minority |
South America | minority | |
South America | minority |
[Taishanese]
Hakka">Hakka Chinese">Hakka
Mandarin">Mandarin Chinese">Mandarin
[Standard Chinese]
Min">Min Chinese">Min/[Min Nan]
Regions | Country | Status |
Africa | Angola | minority |
Africa | Cape Verde | minority |
Africa | Mauritius | minority |
Africa | South Africa | minority |
Asia | Brunei | minority |
Asia | Cambodia | minority |
Asia | China | regional |
Asia | Hong Kong | minority |
Asia | Indonesia | minority |
Asia | Japan | minority |
Asia | North Korea | minority |
Asia | South Korea | minority |
Asia | Laos | minority |
Asia | Macau | minority |
Asia | Malaysia | minority, lingua franca in Penang |
Asia | Myanmar | minority |
Asia | Philippines | minority |
Asia | Singapore | widely spoken among the older generation, still a minority for the younger generation |
Asia | Taiwan | widely spoken, lingua franca alongside Hakka, see Taiwanese Hokkien, statutory language for public transportation announcements |
Asia | Thailand | minority |
Asia | Vietnam | minority |
Europe | Bulgaria | minority |
Europe | France | minority |
Europe | Germany | minority |
Europe | Ireland | minority |
Europe | Italy | minority |
Europe | Netherlands | minority |
Europe | Romania | minority |
Europe | Russia | minority |
Europe | Serbia | minority |
Europe | Spain | minority |
Europe | United Kingdom | minority |
North America | Canada | minority |
North America | Cuba | minority |
North America | Dominican Republic | minority |
North America | Jamaica | minority |
North America | Mexico | minority |
North America | Nicaragua | minority |
North America | Panama | minority |
North America | Trinidad and Tobago | minority |
North America | United States | minority |
Oceania | Australia | minority |
Oceania | Fiji | minority |
Oceania | New Zealand | minority |
Oceania | Samoa | minority |
Oceania | Tonga | minority |
South America | Argentina | minority |
South America | Brazil | minority |
South America | Chile | regional |
South America | Guyana | minority |
South America | Peru | minority |
South America | minority |
Other Sinitic languages">Varieties of Chinese">Sinitic languages
[Malayo-Polynesian languages]
Bornean">Bornean languages">Bornean
Philippine">Philippine languages">Philippine
Language | Country | Status |
Aklanon | Philippines | regional |
Bantik | Indonesia | minority |
Bikol | Philippines | regional |
Bolinao | Philippines | regional |
Cebuano | Philippines | regional |
Cebuano | Saudi Arabia | minority |
Cebuano | United States | minority |
Cuyonon | Philippines | minority |
Hiligaynon | Philippines | regional |
Hiligaynon | United States | minority |
Ibanag | Philippines | regional |
Ifugao | Philippines | minority |
Ilocano | Philippines | regional |
Ilocano | United States | minority |
Iranun | Malaysia | minority |
Iranun | Philippines | regional |
Ivatan | Philippines | minority |
Kalinga | Philippines | minority |
Kamayo | Philippines | minority |
Kankana-ey | Philippines | minority |
Kapampangan | Philippines | regional |
Kinaray-a | Philippines | minority |
Maguindanao | Philippines | regional |
Maranao | Malaysia | minority |
Maranao | Philippines | regional |
Maranao | Saudi Arabia | minority |
Maranao | United States | minority |
Masbatenyo | Philippines | minority |
Pangasinan | Philippines | regional |
Romblomanon | Philippines | minority |
Sangirese | Indonesia | minority |
Sangirese | Philippines | minority |
Surigaonon | Philippines | regional |
Tagalog | Australia | minority |
Tagalog | Brunei | minority |
Tagalog | Canada | minority |
Tagalog | Guam | regional |
Tagalog | Hong Kong | minority |
Tagalog | Indonesia | minority |
Tagalog | Israel | minority |
Tagalog | Italy | minority |
Tagalog | Japan | significant minority |
Tagalog | Kuwait | minority |
Tagalog | Malaysia | significant minority |
Tagalog | New Zealand | minority |
Tagalog | Northern Mariana Islands | minority |
Tagalog | Palau | regional |
Tagalog | Philippines | regional and co-official with English |
Tagalog | Qatar | minority |
Tagalog | Saudi Arabia | significant minority |
Tagalog | Singapore | minority |
Tagalog | South Korea | minority |
Tagalog | Spain | minority |
Tagalog | Taiwan | minority |
Tagalog | Thailand | minority |
Tagalog | United Arab Emirates | minority |
Tagalog | United Kingdom | minority |
United States | significant minority | - |
Tao | Taiwan | minority |
Talaud | Indonesia | minority |
Tausug | Brunei | minority |
Tausug | Indonesia | minority |
Tausug | Malaysia | minority |
Tausug | Philippines | regional |
Tondano | Indonesia | minority |
Tonsawang | Indonesia | minority |
Tonsea | Indonesia | minority |
Waray | Philippines | regional |
Zambal | Philippines | regional |