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Country Comparison :: Languages
This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
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Rank
country (%) Date of Information
1 France
100.00
NA
2 Greece
99.00
NA
3 Marshall Islands
98.20
NA
4 Poland
97.80
2002 census
5 Armenia
97.70
2001 census
6 Nicaragua
97.50
NA
7 Croatia
96.10
2001 census
8 Cambodia
95.00
NA
9 Cayman Islands
95.00
1999 census
10 Kazakhstan
95.00
2001 est.
11 Czech Republic
94.90
2001 census
12 Jersey
94.50
2001 census
13 Hungary
93.60
2001 census
14 Mexico
92.70
2005
15 Seychelles
91.80
2002 census
16 Finland
91.20
2007
17 Slovenia
91.10
2002 census
18 Romania
91.00
NA
19 American Samoa
90.60
2000 census
20 Azerbaijan
90.30
1999 census
21 Malta
90.20
2005 census
22 Mongolia
90.00
1999
23 Hong Kong
89.20
2001 census
24 Austria
88.60
2001 census
25 Serbia
88.30
NA
26 Macau
85.70
2001 census
27 Bulgaria
84.50
2001 census
28 Slovakia
83.90
2001 census
29 United States
82.10
NA
30 Lithuania
82.00
2001 census
31 Mauritius
80.50
2000 census
32 Mali
80.00
NA
33 Australia
78.50
2006 Census
34 Botswana
78.20
2001 census
35 Virgin Islands
74.70
2000 census
36 Uzbekistan
74.30
NA
37 Sri Lanka
74.00
NA
38 Spain
74.00
NA
39 Vanuatu
72.60
1999 Census
40 Turkmenistan
72.00
NA
41 Georgia
71.00
NA
42 Equatorial Guinea
67.60
1994 census
43 Estonia
67.30
2000 census
44 Ukraine
67.00
NA
45 Macedonia
66.50
2002 census
46 Aruba
66.30
2000 census
47 Netherlands Antilles
65.40
2001 census
48 Kyrgyzstan
64.70
1999 census
49 Palau
64.70
2000 census
50 Kazakhstan
64.40
2001 est.
51 Switzerland
63.70
NA
52 Montenegro
63.60
2003 census
53 French Polynesia
61.10
2002 census
54 Bolivia
60.70
2001 census
55 Belgium
60.00
NA
56 Guatemala
60.00
NA
57 Wallis and Futuna
58.90
2003 census
58 Canada
58.80
2006 Census
59 Latvia
58.20
2000 census
60 Iran
58.00
NA
61 Malawi
57.20
1998 census
62 Afghanistan
50.00
NA
63 Pakistan
48.00
NA
64 Nepal
47.80
2001 est.
65 Belize
46.00
2000 census
66 India
41.00
2001 census
67 Belgium
40.00
NA
68 Guatemala
40.00
NA
69 Latvia
37.50
2000 census
70 Ghana
36.10
2000 census
71 Afghanistan
35.00
NA
72 Singapore
35.00
2000 census
73 Belize
32.90
2000 census
74 Ethiopia
32.70
1994 census
75 Equatorial Guinea
32.40
1994 census
76 Mozambique
32.00
1997 census
77 Namibia
32.00
NA
78 Ethiopia
31.60
1994 census
79 French Polynesia
31.40
2002 census
80 Wallis and Futuna
30.10
2003 census
81 Zambia
30.10
2000 Census
82 Estonia
29.70
2000 census
83 Mozambique
26.10
1997 census
84 Iran
26.00
NA
85 Macedonia
25.10
2002 census
86 Northern Mariana Islands
24.40
2000 census
87 Ukraine
24.00
NA
88 South Africa
23.80
2001 census
89 Northern Mariana Islands
23.40
2000 census
90 Vanuatu
23.10
1999 Census
91 Singapore
23.00
2000 census
92 Zambia
22.50
2000 Census
93 Northern Mariana Islands
22.40
2000 census
94 Montenegro
22.00
2003 census
95 Canada
21.60
2006 Census
96 Bolivia
21.20
2001 census
97 Switzerland
20.40
NA
98 Liberia
20.00
NA
99 Canada
19.60
2006 Census
100 Sri Lanka
18.00
NA
101 South Africa
17.60
2001 census
102 Spain
17.00
NA
103 Virgin Islands
16.80
2000 census
104 Netherlands Antilles
15.90
2001 census
105 Ethiopia
14.80
1994 census
106 Ghana
14.80
2000 census
107 Bolivia
14.60
2001 census
108 Uzbekistan
14.20
NA
109 Singapore
14.10
2000 census
110 Kyrgyzstan
13.60
1999 census
111 Palau
13.50
2000 census
112 South Africa
13.30
2001 census
113 Malawi
12.80
1998 census
114 Ghana
12.70
2000 census
115 Aruba
12.60
2000 census
116 Kyrgyzstan
12.50
1999 census
117 Mauritius
12.10
2000 census
118 Nepal
12.10
2001 est.
119 Pakistan
12.00
NA
120 Turkmenistan
12.00
NA
121 Singapore
11.40
2000 census
122 Mozambique
11.30
1997 census
123 Afghanistan
11.00
NA
124 Northern Mariana Islands
10.80
2000 census
125 Wallis and Futuna
10.80
2003 census
126 Slovakia
10.70
2001 census
127 United States
10.70
NA
128 Zambia
10.70
2000 Census
129 Zambia
10.60
2000 Census
130 Malawi
10.10
1998 census
131 Nepal
10.00
2001 est.
132 Pakistan
10.00
NA
133 Ghana
9.90
2000 census
134 Bulgaria
9.60
2001 census
135 Northern Mariana Islands
9.60
2000 census
136 Northern Mariana Islands
9.50
2000 census
137 Malawi
9.50
1998 census
138 Palau
9.40
2000 census
139 South Africa
9.40
2001 census
140 Georgia
9.00
NA
141 Ukraine
9.00
NA
142 Iran
9.00
NA
143 Turkmenistan
9.00
NA
144 Belize
8.90
2000 census
145 Mozambique
8.80
1997 census
146 Botswana
8.60
2001 census
147 Australia
8.20
2006 Census
148 South Africa
8.20
2001 census
149 South Africa
8.20
2001 census
150 Kyrgyzstan
8.20
1999 census
151 India
8.10
2001 census
152 Sri Lanka
8.00
NA
153 Lithuania
8.00
2001 census
154 Pakistan
8.00
NA
155 Pakistan
8.00
NA
156 Pakistan
8.00
NA
157 Botswana
7.90
2001 census
158 South Africa
7.90
2001 census
159 Aruba
7.70
2000 census
160 Mozambique
7.60
1997 census
161 Nepal
7.40
2001 est.
162 Netherlands Antilles
7.30
2001 census
163 India
7.20
2001 census
164 South Africa
7.20
2001 census
165 Uzbekistan
7.10
NA
166 Georgia
7.00
NA
167 India
7.00
2001 census
168 Spain
7.00
NA
169 Turkmenistan
7.00
NA
170 Namibia
7.00
NA
171 Georgia
7.00
NA
172 Mozambique
6.80
1997 census
173 Romania
6.70
NA
174 Virgin Islands
6.60
2000 census
175 Switzerland
6.50
NA
176 Hong Kong
6.40
2001 census
177 Hungary
6.40
2001 census
178 Ethiopia
6.10
1994 census
179 Netherlands Antilles
6.10
2001 census
180 Ethiopia
6.00
1994 census
181 French Polynesia
6.00
2002 census
182 Malta
6.00
2005 census
183 Georgia
6.00
NA
184 India
5.90
2001 census
185 India
5.90
2001 census
186 Aruba
5.80
2000 census
187 Nepal
5.80
2001 est.
188 Mozambique
5.80
1997 census
189 Australia
5.70
2006 Census
190 Mexico
5.70
2005
191 Singapore
5.70
2000 census
192 Zambia
5.70
2000 Census
193 Palau
5.70
2000 census
194 Lithuania
5.60
2001 census
195 Finland
5.50
2007
196 Montenegro
5.50
2003 census
197 Aruba
5.30
2000 census
198 Montenegro
5.30
2003 census
199 Austria
5.30
2001 census
200 Nepal
5.10
2001 est.
201 India
5.00
2001 census
202 Seychelles
4.90
2002 census
203 Singapore
4.90
2000 census
204 Zambia
4.90
2000 Census
205 Ghana
4.60
2000 census
206 Jersey
4.60
2001 census
207 India
4.50
2001 census
208 Slovenia
4.50
2002 census
209 Lithuania
4.40
2001 census
210 Slovenia
4.40
2002 census
211 South Africa
4.40
2001 census
212 Uzbekistan
4.40
NA
213 Ghana
4.30
2000 census
214 Latvia
4.30
2000 census
215 Ghana
4.30
2000 census
216 Bulgaria
4.10
2001 census
217 Serbia
4.10
NA
218 Afghanistan
4.00
NA
219 Macau
4.00
2001 census
220 Belize
3.90
2000 census
221 Serbia
3.80
NA
222 United States
3.80
NA
223 Ghana
3.70
2000 census
224 India
3.70
2001 census
225 Montenegro
3.70
2003 census
226 Mauritius
3.70
2000 census
227 Malawi
3.60
1998 census
228 Nepal
3.60
2001 est.
229 Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
230 Macedonia
3.50
2002 census
231 Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
232 Belize
3.40
2000 census
233 Ghana
3.40
2000 census
234 Zambia
3.40
2000 Census
235 Mauritius
3.40
2000 census
236 Ghana
3.40
2000 census
237 Azerbaijan
3.30
1999 census
238 Finland
3.30
2007
239 Nepal
3.30
2001 est.
240 Belize
3.30
2000 census
241 Cayman Islands
3.20
1999 census
242 Hong Kong
3.20
2001 census
243 India
3.20
2001 census
244 India
3.20
2001 census
245 Singapore
3.20
2000 census
246 Macau
3.20
2001 census
247 Seychelles
3.10
2002 census
248 Malta
3.00
2005 census
249 Pakistan
3.00
NA
250 American Samoa
2.90
2000 census
251 Ghana
2.90
2000 census
252 Croatia
2.90
2001 census
253 Botswana
2.80
2001 census
254 Switzerland
2.80
NA
255 India
2.80
2001 census
256 Macau
2.70
2001 census
257 Malawi
2.70
1998 census
258 United States
2.70
NA
259 Slovakia
2.60
2001 census
260 Australia
2.50
2006 Census
261 Zambia
2.50
2000 Census
262 Nepal
2.50
2001 est.
263 American Samoa
2.40
2000 census
264 Bolivia
2.40
2001 census
265 Nepal
2.40
2001 est.
266 Malawi
2.40
1998 census
267 Austria
2.30
2001 census
268 Estonia
2.30
2000 census
269 Palau
2.30
2000 census
270 Czech Republic
2.30
2001 census
271 Aruba
2.20
2000 census
272 Azerbaijan
2.20
1999 census
273 Austria
2.20
2001 census
274 Zambia
2.20
2000 Census
275 Poland
2.20
2002 census
276 American Samoa
2.10
2000 census
277 Botswana
2.10
2001 census
278 American Samoa
2.00
2000 census
279 Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
280 Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
281 Pakistan
2.00
NA
282 Iran
2.00
NA
283 Iran
2.00
NA
284 Czech Republic
2.00
2001 census
285 Macedonia
1.90
2002 census
286 Vanuatu
1.90
1999 Census
287 Virgin Islands
1.90
2000 census
288 Netherlands Antilles
1.90
2001 census
289 Azerbaijan
1.80
1999 census
290 Singapore
1.80
2000 census
291 Macedonia
1.80
2002 census
292 Cayman Islands
1.80
1999 census
293 Netherlands Antilles
1.80
2001 census
294 Marshall Islands
1.80
NA
295 Serbia
1.80
NA
296 Bulgaria
1.80
2001 census
297 Slovakia
1.80
2001 census
298 Ethiopia
1.70
1994 census
299 Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
300 Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
301 Nicaragua
1.70
NA
302 Malawi
1.70
1998 census
303 Australia
1.60
2006 Census
304 Austria
1.60
2001 census
305 Macau
1.60
2001 census
306 Netherlands Antilles
1.60
2001 census
307 Azerbaijan
1.50
1999 census
308 Switzerland
1.50
NA
309 Macau
1.50
2001 census
310 Palau
1.50
2000 census
311 Palau
1.50
2000 census
312 Palau
1.50
2000 census
313 Belize
1.40
2000 census
314 Vanuatu
1.40
1999 Census
315 Australia
1.30
2006 Census
316 Switzerland
1.30
NA
317 Mozambique
1.30
1997 census
318 Macau
1.30
2001 census
319 India
1.30
2001 census
320 Australia
1.20
2006 Census
321 Bolivia
1.20
2001 census
322 Macedonia
1.20
2002 census
323 Romania
1.20
NA
324 Switzerland
1.20
NA
325 Hong Kong
1.20
2001 census
326 India
1.20
2001 census
327 French Polynesia
1.20
2002 census
328 Serbia
1.10
NA
329 Switzerland
1.10
NA
330 Romania
1.10
NA
331 Azerbaijan
1.00
1999 census
332 Iran
1.00
NA
333 Namibia
1.00
NA
334 Switzerland
1.00
NA
335 Slovakia
1.00
2001 census
336 Kyrgyzstan
1.00
1999 census
337 Iran
1.00
NA
338 Iran
1.00
NA
339 Australia
1.00
2006 Census
340 Croatia
1.00
2001 census
341 Greece
1.00
NA
342 Armenia
1.00
2001 census
343 Pakistan
1.00
NA
344 Armenia
0.90
2001 census
345 Singapore
0.90
2000 census
346 Serbia
0.90
NA
347 Jersey
0.90
2001 census
348 Czech Republic
0.80
2001 census
349 Mexico
0.80
2005
350 Nicaragua
0.80
NA
351 Malta
0.80
2005 census
352 Estonia
0.70
2000 census
353 United States
0.70
NA
354 Vanuatu
0.70
1999 Census
355 Switzerland
0.50
NA
356 Armenia
0.40
2001 census
357 Botswana
0.40
2001 census
358 French Polynesia
0.30
2002 census
359 Mozambique
0.30
1997 census
360 Vanuatu
0.30
1999 Census
361 Mauritius
0.30
2000 census
362 Belize
0.20
2000 census
363 Wallis and Futuna
0.20
2003 census
364 Seychelles
0.20
2002 census
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