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 New Zealand
91.20
2006 Census
18 Slovenia
91.10
2002 census
19 Romania
91.00
NA
20 Hong Kong
90.80
2006 census
21 American Samoa
90.60
2000 census
22 Azerbaijan
90.30
1999 census
23 Malta
90.20
2005 census
24 Mongolia
90.00
1999
25 Austria
88.60
2001 census
26 Serbia
88.30
NA
27 Macau
85.70
2001 census
28 Bulgaria
84.50
2001 census
29 Peru
84.10
2007 Census
30 Slovakia
83.90
2001 census
31 United States
82.10
NA
32 Lithuania
82.00
2001 census
33 Curacao
81.20
2001 census
34 Mauritius
80.50
2000 census
35 Mali
80.00
NA
36 Australia
78.50
2006 Census
37 Botswana
78.20
2001 census
38 Virgin Islands
74.70
2000 census
39 Uzbekistan
74.30
NA
40 Spain
74.00
NA
41 Sri Lanka
74.00
NA
42 Vanuatu
72.60
1999 Census
43 Turkmenistan
72.00
NA
44 Georgia
71.00
NA
45 Equatorial Guinea
67.60
1994 census
46 Sint Maarten
67.50
2001 census
47 Estonia
67.30
2000 census
48 Ukraine
67.00
NA
49 Macedonia
66.50
2002 census
50 Aruba
66.30
2000 census
51 Kyrgyzstan
64.70
1999 census
52 Palau
64.70
2000 census
53 Kazakhstan
64.40
2001 est.
54 Switzerland
63.70
NA
55 Montenegro
63.60
2003 census
56 Belarus
62.80
1999 census
57 French Polynesia
61.10
2002 census
58 Bolivia
60.70
2001 census
59 Belgium
60.00
NA
60 Guatemala
60.00
NA
61 Wallis and Futuna
58.90
2003 census
62 Canada
58.80
2006 Census
63 Latvia
58.20
2000 census
64 Iran
58.00
NA
65 Malawi
57.20
1998 census
66 Afghanistan
50.00
NA
67 Pakistan
48.00
NA
68 Nepal
47.80
2001 est.
69 Belize
46.00
2000 census
70 India
41.00
2001 census
71 Belgium
40.00
NA
72 Guatemala
40.00
NA
73 Latvia
37.50
2000 census
74 Belarus
36.70
1999 census
75 Ghana
36.10
2000 census
76 Afghanistan
35.00
NA
77 Singapore
35.00
2000 census
78 Belize
32.90
2000 census
79 Ethiopia
32.70
1994 census
80 Equatorial Guinea
32.40
1994 census
81 Mozambique
32.00
1997 census
82 Namibia
32.00
NA
83 Ethiopia
31.60
1994 census
84 French Polynesia
31.40
2002 census
85 Wallis and Futuna
30.10
2003 census
86 Zambia
30.10
2000 Census
87 Estonia
29.70
2000 census
88 Mozambique
26.10
1997 census
89 Iran
26.00
NA
90 Macedonia
25.10
2002 census
91 Northern Mariana Islands
24.40
2000 census
92 Ukraine
24.00
NA
93 South Africa
23.80
2001 census
94 Northern Mariana Islands
23.40
2000 census
95 Vanuatu
23.10
1999 Census
96 Singapore
23.00
2000 census
97 Zambia
22.50
2000 Census
98 Northern Mariana Islands
22.40
2000 census
99 Montenegro
22.00
2003 census
100 Canada
21.60
2006 Census
101 Bolivia
21.20
2001 census
102 Switzerland
20.40
NA
103 Liberia
20.00
NA
104 Canada
19.60
2006 Census
105 Sri Lanka
18.00
NA
106 South Africa
17.60
2001 census
107 Spain
17.00
NA
108 Virgin Islands
16.80
2000 census
109 Ethiopia
14.80
1994 census
110 Ghana
14.80
2000 census
111 Bolivia
14.60
2001 census
112 Uzbekistan
14.20
NA
113 Singapore
14.10
2000 census
114 Kyrgyzstan
13.60
1999 census
115 Palau
13.50
2000 census
116 South Africa
13.30
2001 census
117 Peru
13.00
2007 Census
118 New Zealand
12.90
2006 Census
119 Sint Maarten
12.90
2001 census
120 Malawi
12.80
1998 census
121 Ghana
12.70
2000 census
122 Aruba
12.60
2000 census
123 Kyrgyzstan
12.50
1999 census
124 Mauritius
12.10
2000 census
125 Nepal
12.10
2001 est.
126 Pakistan
12.00
NA
127 Turkmenistan
12.00
NA
128 Singapore
11.40
2000 census
129 Mozambique
11.30
1997 census
130 Afghanistan
11.00
NA
131 Northern Mariana Islands
10.80
2000 census
132 Wallis and Futuna
10.80
2003 census
133 Slovakia
10.70
2001 census
134 Zambia
10.70
2000 Census
135 United States
10.70
NA
136 Zambia
10.60
2000 Census
137 Malawi
10.10
1998 census
138 Nepal
10.00
2001 est.
139 Pakistan
10.00
NA
140 Ghana
9.90
2000 census
141 Bulgaria
9.60
2001 census
142 Northern Mariana Islands
9.60
2000 census
143 Malawi
9.50
1998 census
144 Northern Mariana Islands
9.50
2000 census
145 Palau
9.40
2000 census
146 South Africa
9.40
2001 census
147 Georgia
9.00
NA
148 Ukraine
9.00
NA
149 Iran
9.00
NA
150 Turkmenistan
9.00
NA
151 Belize
8.90
2000 census
152 Mozambique
8.80
1997 census
153 Botswana
8.60
2001 census
154 Australia
8.20
2006 Census
155 South Africa
8.20
2001 census
156 South Africa
8.20
2001 census
157 Sint Maarten
8.20
2001 census
158 Kyrgyzstan
8.20
1999 census
159 India
8.10
2001 census
160 Curacao
8.00
2001 census
161 Lithuania
8.00
2001 census
162 Pakistan
8.00
NA
163 Pakistan
8.00
NA
164 Sri Lanka
8.00
NA
165 Pakistan
8.00
NA
166 Botswana
7.90
2001 census
167 South Africa
7.90
2001 census
168 Aruba
7.70
2000 census
169 Mozambique
7.60
1997 census
170 Nepal
7.40
2001 est.
171 India
7.20
2001 census
172 South Africa
7.20
2001 census
173 Uzbekistan
7.10
NA
174 Georgia
7.00
NA
175 India
7.00
2001 census
176 Spain
7.00
NA
177 Turkmenistan
7.00
NA
178 Namibia
7.00
NA
179 Georgia
7.00
NA
180 Mozambique
6.80
1997 census
181 Romania
6.70
NA
182 Virgin Islands
6.60
2000 census
183 Switzerland
6.50
NA
184 Hungary
6.40
2001 census
185 Ethiopia
6.10
1994 census
186 Ethiopia
6.00
1994 census
187 French Polynesia
6.00
2002 census
188 Malta
6.00
2005 census
189 Georgia
6.00
NA
190 India
5.90
2001 census
191 India
5.90
2001 census
192 Aruba
5.80
2000 census
193 Nepal
5.80
2001 est.
194 Mozambique
5.80
1997 census
195 Australia
5.70
2006 Census
196 Zambia
5.70
2000 Census
197 Singapore
5.70
2000 census
198 Palau
5.70
2000 census
199 Mexico
5.70
2005
200 Lithuania
5.60
2001 census
201 Finland
5.50
2007
202 Montenegro
5.50
2003 census
203 Aruba
5.30
2000 census
204 Austria
5.30
2001 census
205 Montenegro
5.30
2003 census
206 Nepal
5.10
2001 est.
207 India
5.00
2001 census
208 Seychelles
4.90
2002 census
209 Singapore
4.90
2000 census
210 Zambia
4.90
2000 Census
211 Ghana
4.60
2000 census
212 Jersey
4.60
2001 census
213 India
4.50
2001 census
214 Slovenia
4.50
2002 census
215 Hong Kong
4.40
2006 census
216 South Africa
4.40
2001 census
217 Lithuania
4.40
2001 census
218 Slovenia
4.40
2002 census
219 Uzbekistan
4.40
NA
220 Ghana
4.30
2000 census
221 Latvia
4.30
2000 census
222 Ghana
4.30
2000 census
223 Sint Maarten
4.20
2001 census
224 Bulgaria
4.10
2001 census
225 Serbia
4.10
NA
226 Afghanistan
4.00
NA
227 Macau
4.00
2001 census
228 Curacao
4.00
2001 census
229 Belize
3.90
2000 census
230 Curacao
3.90
2001 census
231 New Zealand
3.90
2006 Census
232 Serbia
3.80
NA
233 United States
3.80
NA
234 Ghana
3.70
2000 census
235 India
3.70
2001 census
236 Mauritius
3.70
2000 census
237 Montenegro
3.70
2003 census
238 Malawi
3.60
1998 census
239 Nepal
3.60
2001 est.
240 Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
241 Sint Maarten
3.50
2001 census
242 Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
243 Macedonia
3.50
2002 census
244 Belize
3.40
2000 census
245 Zambia
3.40
2000 Census
246 Mauritius
3.40
2000 census
247 Ghana
3.40
2000 census
248 Ghana
3.40
2000 census
249 Azerbaijan
3.30
1999 census
250 Finland
3.30
2007
251 Nepal
3.30
2001 est.
252 Belize
3.30
2000 census
253 Cayman Islands
3.20
1999 census
254 India
3.20
2001 census
255 Macau
3.20
2001 census
256 India
3.20
2001 census
257 Singapore
3.20
2000 census
258 Seychelles
3.10
2002 census
259 Malta
3.00
2005 census
260 Pakistan
3.00
NA
261 American Samoa
2.90
2000 census
262 Croatia
2.90
2001 census
263 Ghana
2.90
2000 census
264 Curacao
2.90
2001 census
265 Botswana
2.80
2001 census
266 Switzerland
2.80
NA
267 India
2.80
2001 census
268 Hong Kong
2.80
2006 census
269 Macau
2.70
2001 census
270 Malawi
2.70
1998 census
271 United States
2.70
NA
272 Slovakia
2.60
2001 census
273 Australia
2.50
2006 Census
274 Nepal
2.50
2001 est.
275 Zambia
2.50
2000 Census
276 American Samoa
2.40
2000 census
277 Nepal
2.40
2001 est.
278 Malawi
2.40
1998 census
279 Bolivia
2.40
2001 census
280 Austria
2.30
2001 census
281 Estonia
2.30
2000 census
282 Czech Republic
2.30
2001 census
283 Palau
2.30
2000 census
284 Aruba
2.20
2000 census
285 Zambia
2.20
2000 Census
286 Austria
2.20
2001 census
287 Poland
2.20
2002 census
288 Azerbaijan
2.20
1999 census
289 Sint Maarten
2.20
2001 census
290 American Samoa
2.10
2000 census
291 Botswana
2.10
2001 census
292 New Zealand
2.10
2006 Census
293 American Samoa
2.00
2000 census
294 Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
295 Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
296 Pakistan
2.00
NA
297 Iran
2.00
NA
298 Iran
2.00
NA
299 Czech Republic
2.00
2001 census
300 Macedonia
1.90
2002 census
301 Vanuatu
1.90
1999 Census
302 Virgin Islands
1.90
2000 census
303 Azerbaijan
1.80
1999 census
304 Marshall Islands
1.80
NA
305 Serbia
1.80
NA
306 Slovakia
1.80
2001 census
307 Singapore
1.80
2000 census
308 Bulgaria
1.80
2001 census
309 Cayman Islands
1.80
1999 census
310 Macedonia
1.80
2002 census
311 Ethiopia
1.70
1994 census
312 Peru
1.70
2007 Census
313 Malawi
1.70
1998 census
314 Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
315 Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
316 Nicaragua
1.70
NA
317 Australia
1.60
2006 Census
318 Macau
1.60
2001 census
319 Austria
1.60
2001 census
320 Azerbaijan
1.50
1999 census
321 Palau
1.50
2000 census
322 Palau
1.50
2000 census
323 Palau
1.50
2000 census
324 Macau
1.50
2001 census
325 Sint Maarten
1.50
2001 census
326 Switzerland
1.50
NA
327 Belize
1.40
2000 census
328 Vanuatu
1.40
1999 Census
329 Australia
1.30
2006 Census
330 India
1.30
2001 census
331 Switzerland
1.30
NA
332 Macau
1.30
2001 census
333 New Zealand
1.30
2006 Census
334 Mozambique
1.30
1997 census
335 Australia
1.20
2006 Census
336 Bolivia
1.20
2001 census
337 Switzerland
1.20
NA
338 Romania
1.20
NA
339 Macedonia
1.20
2002 census
340 India
1.20
2001 census
341 French Polynesia
1.20
2002 census
342 Hong Kong
1.10
2006 census
343 New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
344 Switzerland
1.10
NA
345 Serbia
1.10
NA
346 Romania
1.10
NA
347 New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
348 Armenia
1.00
2001 census
349 Australia
1.00
2006 Census
350 Iran
1.00
NA
351 Namibia
1.00
NA
352 Switzerland
1.00
NA
353 Slovakia
1.00
2001 census
354 Pakistan
1.00
NA
355 New Zealand
1.00
2006 Census
356 Kyrgyzstan
1.00
1999 census
357 Iran
1.00
NA
358 Iran
1.00
NA
359 Greece
1.00
NA
360 Croatia
1.00
2001 census
361 Azerbaijan
1.00
1999 census
362 Armenia
0.90
2001 census
363 Hong Kong
0.90
2006 census
364 Singapore
0.90
2000 census
365 Serbia
0.90
NA
366 Jersey
0.90
2001 census
367 Czech Republic
0.80
2001 census
368 Mexico
0.80
2005
369 Nicaragua
0.80
NA
370 Malta
0.80
2005 census
371 Estonia
0.70
2000 census
372 Vanuatu
0.70
1999 Census
373 United States
0.70
NA
374 Peru
0.70
2007 Census
375 Belarus
0.50
1999 census
376 Switzerland
0.50
NA
377 Armenia
0.40
2001 census
378 Botswana
0.40
2001 census
379 French Polynesia
0.30
2002 census
380 Vanuatu
0.30
1999 Census
381 Mozambique
0.30
1997 census
382 Peru
0.30
2007 Census
383 Mauritius
0.30
2000 census
384 Belize
0.20
2000 census
385 Peru
0.20
2007 Census
386 Wallis and Futuna
0.20
2003 census
387 Seychelles
0.20
2002 census