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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 Czech Republic
95.40
2011 census
9 Cayman Islands
95.00
1999 census
10 Kazakhstan
95.00
2001 est.
11 Cambodia
95.00
NA
12 Jersey
94.50
2001 census
13 Hungary
93.60
2001 census
14 Mexico
92.70
2005
15 Seychelles
91.80
2002 census
16 New Zealand
91.20
2006 Census
17 Finland
91.20
2007
18 Slovenia
91.10
2002 census
19 Romania
91.00
NA
20 American Samoa
90.60
2000 census
21 Azerbaijan
90.30
1999 census
22 Malta
90.20
2005 census
23 Mongolia
90.00
1999
24 Hong Kong
89.50
2011 census
25 Austria
88.60
2001 census
26 Serbia
88.30
NA
27 Peru
84.10
2007 Census
28 Slovakia
83.90
2001 census
29 Macau
83.30
2011 census
30 United States
82.10
NA
31 Lithuania
82.00
2001 census
32 Curacao
81.20
2001 census
33 Mauritius
80.50
2000 census
34 Australia
78.50
2006 Census
35 Botswana
78.20
2001 census
36 Bulgaria
76.80
2011 census
37 Virgin Islands
74.70
2000 census
38 Uzbekistan
74.30
NA
39 Spain
74.00
NA
40 Sri Lanka
74.00
NA
41 Vanuatu
72.60
1999 Census
42 Turkmenistan
72.00
NA
43 Georgia
71.00
NA
44 Belarus
70.20
1999 census
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 Palau
64.70
NA
52 Kyrgyzstan
64.70
1999 census
53 Kazakhstan
64.40
2001 est.
54 Switzerland
63.70
NA
55 Montenegro
63.60
2003 census
56 French Polynesia
61.10
2002 census
57 Bolivia
60.70
2001 census
58 Guatemala
60.00
NA
59 Belgium
60.00
NA
60 Wallis and Futuna
58.90
2003 census
61 Canada
58.80
2006 Census
62 Latvia
58.20
2000 census
63 Malawi
57.20
1998 census
64 Iran
53.00
NA
65 Afghanistan
50.00
NA
66 Pakistan
48.00
NA
67 Nepal
47.80
2001 est.
68 Mali
46.30
NA
69 Belize
46.00
2000 census
70 India
41.00
2001 census
71 Belgium
40.00
NA
72 Guatemala
40.00
NA
73 Guam
38.30
2000 census
74 Latvia
37.50
2000 census
75 Ghana
36.10
2000 census
76 Afghanistan
35.00
NA
77 Singapore
35.00
2000 census
78 Ethiopia
33.80
2007 census
79 Belize
32.90
2000 census
80 Equatorial Guinea
32.40
1994 census
81 Namibia
32.00
NA
82 French Polynesia
31.40
2002 census
83 Mozambique
30.10
1997 census
84 Wallis and Futuna
30.10
2003 census
85 Estonia
29.70
2000 census
86 Ethiopia
29.30
2007 census
87 Bhutan
28.00
NA
88 Bhutan
26.00
NA
89 Mozambique
25.30
1997 census
90 Macedonia
25.10
2002 census
91 Northern Mariana Islands
24.40
2000 census
92 Ukraine
24.00
NA
93 Bhutan
24.00
NA
94 South Africa
23.82
2001 census
95 Northern Mariana Islands
23.40
2000 census
96 Belarus
23.40
1999 census
97 Vanuatu
23.10
1999 Census
98 Singapore
23.00
2000 census
99 Zambia
22.50
2000 Census
100 Northern Mariana Islands
22.40
2000 census
101 Guam
22.20
2000 census
102 Guam
22.20
2000 census
103 Bhutan
22.00
NA
104 Montenegro
22.00
2003 census
105 Canada
21.60
2006 Census
106 Bolivia
21.20
2001 census
107 Switzerland
20.40
NA
108 Liberia
20.00
NA
109 Canada
19.60
2006 Census
110 Sri Lanka
18.00
NA
111 Iran
18.00
NA
112 South Africa
17.64
2001 census
113 Spain
17.00
NA
114 Virgin Islands
16.80
2000 census
115 Ghana
14.80
2000 census
116 Bolivia
14.60
2001 census
117 Uzbekistan
14.20
NA
118 Singapore
14.10
2000 census
119 Kyrgyzstan
13.60
1999 census
120 Palau
13.50
NA
121 South Africa
13.35
2001 census
122 Peru
13.00
2007 Census
123 Sint Maarten
12.90
2001 census
124 New Zealand
12.90
2006 Census
125 Malawi
12.80
1998 census
126 Ghana
12.70
2000 census
127 Aruba
12.60
2000 census
128 Kyrgyzstan
12.50
1999 census
129 Mauritius
12.10
2000 census
130 Nepal
12.10
2001 est.
131 Pakistan
12.00
NA
132 Turkmenistan
12.00
NA
133 Ethiopia
11.70
2007 census
134 Singapore
11.40
2000 census
135 Afghanistan
11.00
NA
136 Northern Mariana Islands
10.80
2000 census
137 Wallis and Futuna
10.80
2003 census
138 Slovakia
10.70
2001 census
139 Mozambique
10.70
1997 census
140 United States
10.70
NA
141 Bulgaria
10.50
2011 census
142 Mozambique
10.30
1997 census
143 Malawi
10.10
1998 census
144 Iran
10.00
NA
145 Pakistan
10.00
NA
146 Nepal
10.00
2001 est.
147 Ghana
9.90
2000 census
148 Northern Mariana Islands
9.60
2000 census
149 Malawi
9.50
1998 census
150 Northern Mariana Islands
9.50
2000 census
151 Mali
9.40
NA
152 Palau
9.40
NA
153 South Africa
9.39
2001 census
154 Georgia
9.00
NA
155 Ukraine
9.00
NA
156 Turkmenistan
9.00
NA
157 Belize
8.90
2000 census
158 Botswana
8.60
2001 census
159 Mali
8.50
NA
160 South Africa
8.20
2001 census
161 South Africa
8.20
2001 census
162 Sint Maarten
8.20
2001 census
163 Kyrgyzstan
8.20
1999 census
164 Australia
8.20
2006 Census
165 Bulgaria
8.20
2011 census
166 India
8.10
2001 census
167 Pakistan
8.00
NA
168 Pakistan
8.00
NA
169 Sri Lanka
8.00
NA
170 Lithuania
8.00
2001 census
171 Curacao
8.00
2001 census
172 Pakistan
8.00
NA
173 South Africa
7.93
2001 census
174 Botswana
7.90
2001 census
175 Aruba
7.70
2000 census
176 Mozambique
7.50
1997 census
177 Nepal
7.40
2001 est.
178 India
7.20
2001 census
179 Mali
7.20
NA
180 Uzbekistan
7.10
NA
181 Namibia
7.00
NA
182 Guam
7.00
2000 census
183 India
7.00
2001 census
184 Iran
7.00
NA
185 Spain
7.00
NA
186 Georgia
7.00
NA
187 Turkmenistan
7.00
NA
188 Mozambique
7.00
1997 census
189 Georgia
7.00
NA
190 Guam
6.80
2000 census
191 Romania
6.70
NA
192 Virgin Islands
6.60
2000 census
193 Switzerland
6.50
NA
194 Belarus
6.40
1999 census
195 Mali
6.40
NA
196 Hungary
6.40
2001 census
197 Ethiopia
6.20
2007 census
198 Iran
6.00
NA
199 Georgia
6.00
NA
200 Malta
6.00
2005 census
201 French Polynesia
6.00
2002 census
202 India
5.90
2001 census
203 Ethiopia
5.90
2007 census
204 India
5.90
2001 census
205 Nepal
5.80
2001 est.
206 Aruba
5.80
2000 census
207 Australia
5.70
2006 Census
208 Mexico
5.70
2005
209 Singapore
5.70
2000 census
210 Palau
5.70
NA
211 Lithuania
5.60
2001 census
212 Mali
5.60
NA
213 Mali
5.60
NA
214 Finland
5.50
2007
215 Montenegro
5.50
2003 census
216 Aruba
5.30
2000 census
217 Montenegro
5.30
2003 census
218 Austria
5.30
2001 census
219 Nepal
5.10
2001 est.
220 Mozambique
5.10
1997 census
221 Macau
5.00
2011 census
222 India
5.00
2001 census
223 Singapore
4.90
2000 census
224 Seychelles
4.90
2002 census
225 Ghana
4.60
2000 census
226 Jersey
4.60
2001 census
227 Slovenia
4.50
2002 census
228 India
4.50
2001 census
229 South Africa
4.44
2001 census
230 Lithuania
4.40
2001 census
231 Uzbekistan
4.40
NA
232 Slovenia
4.40
2002 census
233 Ghana
4.30
2000 census
234 Ghana
4.30
2000 census
235 Mali
4.30
NA
236 Latvia
4.30
2000 census
237 Sint Maarten
4.20
2001 census
238 Serbia
4.10
NA
239 Afghanistan
4.00
NA
240 Curacao
4.00
2001 census
241 Ethiopia
4.00
2007 census
242 Hong Kong
4.00
2011 census
243 Mozambique
4.00
1997 census
244 Curacao
3.90
2001 census
245 New Zealand
3.90
2006 Census
246 Belize
3.90
2000 census
247 Serbia
3.80
NA
248 United States
3.80
NA
249 Bulgaria
3.80
2011 census
250 India
3.70
2001 census
251 Ghana
3.70
2000 census
252 Macau
3.70
2011 census
253 Mauritius
3.70
2000 census
254 Montenegro
3.70
2003 census
255 Malawi
3.60
1998 census
256 Nepal
3.60
2001 est.
257 Sint Maarten
3.50
2001 census
258 Guam
3.50
2000 census
259 Mali
3.50
NA
260 Macedonia
3.50
2002 census
261 Hong Kong
3.50
2011 census
262 Belize
3.40
2000 census
263 Mauritius
3.40
2000 census
264 Ghana
3.40
2000 census
265 Ghana
3.40
2000 census
266 Finland
3.30
2007
267 Belize
3.30
2000 census
268 Nepal
3.30
2001 est.
269 Azerbaijan
3.30
1999 census
270 Cayman Islands
3.20
1999 census
271 India
3.20
2001 census
272 Singapore
3.20
2000 census
273 India
3.20
2001 census
274 Seychelles
3.10
2002 census
275 Pakistan
3.00
NA
276 Malta
3.00
2005 census
277 Czech Republic
3.00
2011 census
278 Curacao
2.90
2001 census
279 Croatia
2.90
2001 census
280 American Samoa
2.90
2000 census
281 Ghana
2.90
2000 census
282 Botswana
2.80
2001 census
283 India
2.80
2001 census
284 Switzerland
2.80
NA
285 United States
2.70
NA
286 Malawi
2.70
1998 census
287 South Africa
2.66
2001 census
288 Mali
2.60
NA
289 Slovakia
2.60
2001 census
290 Australia
2.50
2006 Census
291 Nepal
2.50
2001 est.
292 Nepal
2.40
2001 est.
293 Malawi
2.40
1998 census
294 American Samoa
2.40
2000 census
295 Bolivia
2.40
2001 census
296 Palau
2.30
NA
297 Macau
2.30
2011 census
298 Austria
2.30
2001 census
299 Estonia
2.30
2000 census
300 South Africa
2.28
2001 census
301 Austria
2.20
2001 census
302 Aruba
2.20
2000 census
303 Sint Maarten
2.20
2001 census
304 Poland
2.20
2002 census
305 Azerbaijan
2.20
1999 census
306 Ethiopia
2.20
2007 census
307 Botswana
2.10
2001 census
308 New Zealand
2.10
2006 Census
309 American Samoa
2.10
2000 census
310 Ethiopia
2.00
2007 census
311 American Samoa
2.00
2000 census
312 Macau
2.00
2011 census
313 Iran
2.00
NA
314 Iran
2.00
NA
315 Spain
2.00
NA
316 Iran
2.00
NA
317 Pakistan
2.00
NA
318 Virgin Islands
1.90
2000 census
319 Vanuatu
1.90
1999 Census
320 Macedonia
1.90
2002 census
321 Macedonia
1.80
2002 census
322 Serbia
1.80
NA
323 Marshall Islands
1.80
NA
324 Singapore
1.80
2000 census
325 Azerbaijan
1.80
1999 census
326 Cayman Islands
1.80
1999 census
327 Slovakia
1.80
2001 census
328 Peru
1.70
2007 Census
329 Ethiopia
1.70
2007 census
330 Malawi
1.70
1998 census
331 Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
332 Nicaragua
1.70
NA
333 Ethiopia
1.70
2007 census
334 Macau
1.70
2011 census
335 Czech Republic
1.60
2011 census
336 Hong Kong
1.60
2011 census
337 Austria
1.60
2001 census
338 Australia
1.60
2006 Census
339 South Africa
1.59
2001 census
340 Ethiopia
1.50
2007 census
341 Switzerland
1.50
NA
342 Sint Maarten
1.50
2001 census
343 Azerbaijan
1.50
1999 census
344 Palau
1.50
NA
345 Palau
1.50
NA
346 Palau
1.50
NA
347 Vanuatu
1.40
1999 Census
348 Hong Kong
1.40
2011 census
349 Belize
1.40
2000 census
350 New Zealand
1.30
2006 Census
351 Macau
1.30
2011 census
352 Switzerland
1.30
NA
353 India
1.30
2001 census
354 Australia
1.30
2006 Census
355 Romania
1.20
NA
356 Switzerland
1.20
NA
357 French Polynesia
1.20
2002 census
358 Macedonia
1.20
2002 census
359 Bolivia
1.20
2001 census
360 Australia
1.20
2006 Census
361 India
1.20
2001 census
362 New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
363 Switzerland
1.10
NA
364 Serbia
1.10
NA
365 Romania
1.10
NA
366 New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
367 Slovakia
1.00
2001 census
368 Greece
1.00
NA
369 Armenia
1.00
2001 census
370 Azerbaijan
1.00
1999 census
371 Kyrgyzstan
1.00
1999 census
372 Switzerland
1.00
NA
373 New Zealand
1.00
2006 Census
374 Namibia
1.00
NA
375 Pakistan
1.00
NA
376 Australia
1.00
2006 Census
377 Croatia
1.00
2001 census
378 Serbia
0.90
NA
379 Armenia
0.90
2001 census
380 Singapore
0.90
2000 census
381 Jersey
0.90
2001 census
382 Malta
0.80
2005 census
383 Mexico
0.80
2005
384 Nicaragua
0.80
NA
385 Mexico
0.80
2005
386 Macau
0.70
2011 census
387 Estonia
0.70
2000 census
388 Bulgaria
0.70
2011 census
389 United States
0.70
NA
390 Peru
0.70
2007 Census
391 Vanuatu
0.70
1999 Census
392 Mali
0.60
NA
393 Switzerland
0.50
NA
394 South Africa
0.50
2001 census
395 Botswana
0.40
2001 census
396 Armenia
0.40
2001 census
397 Mauritius
0.30
2000 census
398 Vanuatu
0.30
1999 Census
399 French Polynesia
0.30
2002 census
400 Peru
0.30
2007 Census
401 Peru
0.20
2007 Census
402 Seychelles
0.20
2002 census
403 Belize
0.20
2000 census
404 Wallis and Futuna
0.20
2003 census
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