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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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