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 Kazakhstan
95.00
2001 est.
9 Cayman Islands
95.00
1999 census
10 Cambodia
95.00
NA
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 New Zealand
91.20
2006 Census
17 Finland
91.20
2007
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 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 Belarus
62.80
1999 census
57 French Polynesia
61.10
2002 census
58 Bolivia
60.70
2001 census
59 Guatemala
60.00
NA
60 Belgium
60.00
NA
61 Wallis and Futuna
58.90
2003 census
62 Canada
58.80
2006 Census
63 Latvia
58.20
2000 census
64 Malawi
57.20
1998 census
65 Iran
53.00
2008 est.
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 Namibia
32.00
NA
82 Ethiopia
31.60
1994 census
83 French Polynesia
31.40
2002 census
84 Wallis and Futuna
30.10
2003 census
85 Mozambique
30.10
2007 census
86 Zambia
30.10
2000 Census
87 Estonia
29.70
2000 census
88 Bhutan
28.00
2005 Census
89 Bhutan
26.00
2005 Census
90 Mozambique
25.30
2007 census
91 Macedonia
25.10
2002 census
92 Northern Mariana Islands
24.40
2000 census
93 Ukraine
24.00
NA
94 Bhutan
24.00
2005 Census
95 South Africa
23.82
2001 census
96 Northern Mariana Islands
23.40
2000 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 Bhutan
22.00
2005 Census
102 Montenegro
22.00
2003 census
103 Canada
21.60
2006 Census
104 Bolivia
21.20
2001 census
105 Switzerland
20.40
NA
106 Liberia
20.00
NA
107 Canada
19.60
2006 Census
108 Sri Lanka
18.00
NA
109 Iran
18.00
2008 est.
110 South Africa
17.64
2001 census
111 Spain
17.00
NA
112 Virgin Islands
16.80
2000 census
113 Ethiopia
14.80
1994 census
114 Ghana
14.80
2000 census
115 Bolivia
14.60
2001 census
116 Uzbekistan
14.20
NA
117 Singapore
14.10
2000 census
118 Kyrgyzstan
13.60
1999 census
119 Palau
13.50
NA
120 South Africa
13.35
2001 census
121 Peru
13.00
2007 Census
122 New Zealand
12.90
2006 Census
123 Sint Maarten
12.90
2001 census
124 Malawi
12.80
1998 census
125 Ghana
12.70
2000 census
126 Aruba
12.60
2000 census
127 Kyrgyzstan
12.50
1999 census
128 Nepal
12.10
2001 est.
129 Mauritius
12.10
2000 census
130 Turkmenistan
12.00
NA
131 Pakistan
12.00
NA
132 Singapore
11.40
2000 census
133 Afghanistan
11.00
NA
134 Northern Mariana Islands
10.80
2000 census
135 Wallis and Futuna
10.80
2003 census
136 Zambia
10.70
2000 Census
137 United States
10.70
NA
138 Slovakia
10.70
2001 census
139 Mozambique
10.70
2007 census
140 Zambia
10.60
2000 Census
141 Mozambique
10.30
2007 census
142 Malawi
10.10
1998 census
143 Pakistan
10.00
NA
144 Nepal
10.00
2001 est.
145 Iran
10.00
2008 est.
146 Ghana
9.90
2000 census
147 Northern Mariana Islands
9.60
2000 census
148 Bulgaria
9.60
2001 census
149 Malawi
9.50
1998 census
150 Northern Mariana Islands
9.50
2000 census
151 Palau
9.40
NA
152 South Africa
9.39
2001 census
153 Georgia
9.00
NA
154 Turkmenistan
9.00
NA
155 Ukraine
9.00
NA
156 Belize
8.90
2000 census
157 Botswana
8.60
2001 census
158 Kyrgyzstan
8.20
1999 census
159 Australia
8.20
2006 Census
160 South Africa
8.20
2001 census
161 South Africa
8.20
2001 census
162 Sint Maarten
8.20
2001 census
163 India
8.10
2001 census
164 Curacao
8.00
2001 census
165 Pakistan
8.00
NA
166 Pakistan
8.00
NA
167 Sri Lanka
8.00
NA
168 Lithuania
8.00
2001 census
169 Pakistan
8.00
NA
170 South Africa
7.93
2001 census
171 Botswana
7.90
2001 census
172 Aruba
7.70
2000 census
173 Mozambique
7.50
2007 census
174 Nepal
7.40
2001 est.
175 India
7.20
2001 census
176 Uzbekistan
7.10
NA
177 Georgia
7.00
NA
178 Georgia
7.00
NA
179 India
7.00
2001 census
180 Iran
7.00
2008 est.
181 Mozambique
7.00
2007 census
182 Spain
7.00
NA
183 Turkmenistan
7.00
NA
184 Namibia
7.00
NA
185 Romania
6.70
NA
186 Virgin Islands
6.60
2000 census
187 Switzerland
6.50
NA
188 Hungary
6.40
2001 census
189 Ethiopia
6.10
1994 census
190 French Polynesia
6.00
2002 census
191 Ethiopia
6.00
1994 census
192 Malta
6.00
2005 census
193 Georgia
6.00
NA
194 Iran
6.00
2008 est.
195 India
5.90
2001 census
196 India
5.90
2001 census
197 Aruba
5.80
2000 census
198 Nepal
5.80
2001 est.
199 Zambia
5.70
2000 Census
200 Australia
5.70
2006 Census
201 Palau
5.70
NA
202 Singapore
5.70
2000 census
203 Mexico
5.70
2005
204 Lithuania
5.60
2001 census
205 Montenegro
5.50
2003 census
206 Finland
5.50
2007
207 Montenegro
5.30
2003 census
208 Austria
5.30
2001 census
209 Aruba
5.30
2000 census
210 Mozambique
5.10
2007 census
211 Nepal
5.10
2001 est.
212 India
5.00
2001 census
213 Zambia
4.90
2000 Census
214 Seychelles
4.90
2002 census
215 Singapore
4.90
2000 census
216 Jersey
4.60
2001 census
217 Ghana
4.60
2000 census
218 India
4.50
2001 census
219 Slovenia
4.50
2002 census
220 South Africa
4.44
2001 census
221 Uzbekistan
4.40
NA
222 Slovenia
4.40
2002 census
223 Lithuania
4.40
2001 census
224 Hong Kong
4.40
2006 census
225 Ghana
4.30
2000 census
226 Latvia
4.30
2000 census
227 Ghana
4.30
2000 census
228 Sint Maarten
4.20
2001 census
229 Serbia
4.10
NA
230 Bulgaria
4.10
2001 census
231 Afghanistan
4.00
NA
232 Mozambique
4.00
2007 census
233 Macau
4.00
2001 census
234 Curacao
4.00
2001 census
235 Curacao
3.90
2001 census
236 Belize
3.90
2000 census
237 New Zealand
3.90
2006 Census
238 Serbia
3.80
NA
239 United States
3.80
NA
240 Mauritius
3.70
2000 census
241 Ghana
3.70
2000 census
242 Montenegro
3.70
2003 census
243 India
3.70
2001 census
244 Nepal
3.60
2001 est.
245 Malawi
3.60
1998 census
246 Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
247 Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
248 Macedonia
3.50
2002 census
249 Sint Maarten
3.50
2001 census
250 Zambia
3.40
2000 Census
251 Ghana
3.40
2000 census
252 Ghana
3.40
2000 census
253 Belize
3.40
2000 census
254 Mauritius
3.40
2000 census
255 Nepal
3.30
2001 est.
256 Azerbaijan
3.30
1999 census
257 Finland
3.30
2007
258 Belize
3.30
2000 census
259 Cayman Islands
3.20
1999 census
260 Macau
3.20
2001 census
261 India
3.20
2001 census
262 India
3.20
2001 census
263 Singapore
3.20
2000 census
264 Seychelles
3.10
2002 census
265 Pakistan
3.00
NA
266 Malta
3.00
2005 census
267 American Samoa
2.90
2000 census
268 Curacao
2.90
2001 census
269 Ghana
2.90
2000 census
270 Croatia
2.90
2001 census
271 Botswana
2.80
2001 census
272 Switzerland
2.80
NA
273 India
2.80
2001 census
274 Hong Kong
2.80
2006 census
275 United States
2.70
NA
276 Malawi
2.70
1998 census
277 Macau
2.70
2001 census
278 South Africa
2.66
2001 census
279 Slovakia
2.60
2001 census
280 Zambia
2.50
2000 Census
281 Nepal
2.50
2001 est.
282 Australia
2.50
2006 Census
283 Malawi
2.40
1998 census
284 Bolivia
2.40
2001 census
285 American Samoa
2.40
2000 census
286 Nepal
2.40
2001 est.
287 Austria
2.30
2001 census
288 Palau
2.30
NA
289 Estonia
2.30
2000 census
290 Czech Republic
2.30
2001 census
291 South Africa
2.28
2001 census
292 Sint Maarten
2.20
2001 census
293 Azerbaijan
2.20
1999 census
294 Aruba
2.20
2000 census
295 Zambia
2.20
2000 Census
296 Poland
2.20
2002 census
297 Austria
2.20
2001 census
298 American Samoa
2.10
2000 census
299 New Zealand
2.10
2006 Census
300 Botswana
2.10
2001 census
301 Iran
2.00
2008 est.
302 Iran
2.00
2008 est.
303 Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
304 Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
305 American Samoa
2.00
2000 census
306 Iran
2.00
2008 est.
307 Czech Republic
2.00
2001 census
308 Spain
2.00
NA
309 Pakistan
2.00
NA
310 Macedonia
1.90
2002 census
311 Virgin Islands
1.90
2000 census
312 Vanuatu
1.90
1999 Census
313 Bulgaria
1.80
2001 census
314 Marshall Islands
1.80
NA
315 Cayman Islands
1.80
1999 census
316 Macedonia
1.80
2002 census
317 Singapore
1.80
2000 census
318 Azerbaijan
1.80
1999 census
319 Serbia
1.80
NA
320 Slovakia
1.80
2001 census
321 Ethiopia
1.70
1994 census
322 Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
323 Malawi
1.70
1998 census
324 Peru
1.70
2007 Census
325 Nicaragua
1.70
NA
326 Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
327 Austria
1.60
2001 census
328 Australia
1.60
2006 Census
329 Macau
1.60
2001 census
330 South Africa
1.59
2001 census
331 Macau
1.50
2001 census
332 Switzerland
1.50
NA
333 Sint Maarten
1.50
2001 census
334 Palau
1.50
NA
335 Palau
1.50
NA
336 Palau
1.50
NA
337 Azerbaijan
1.50
1999 census
338 Vanuatu
1.40
1999 Census
339 Belize
1.40
2000 census
340 New Zealand
1.30
2006 Census
341 India
1.30
2001 census
342 Switzerland
1.30
NA
343 Macau
1.30
2001 census
344 Australia
1.30
2006 Census
345 Switzerland
1.20
NA
346 French Polynesia
1.20
2002 census
347 Macedonia
1.20
2002 census
348 India
1.20
2001 census
349 Bolivia
1.20
2001 census
350 Romania
1.20
NA
351 Australia
1.20
2006 Census
352 New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
353 Romania
1.10
NA
354 New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
355 Switzerland
1.10
NA
356 Serbia
1.10
NA
357 Hong Kong
1.10
2006 census
358 Pakistan
1.00
NA
359 Switzerland
1.00
NA
360 Namibia
1.00
NA
361 Kyrgyzstan
1.00
1999 census
362 Slovakia
1.00
2001 census
363 New Zealand
1.00
2006 Census
364 Azerbaijan
1.00
1999 census
365 Armenia
1.00
2001 census
366 Australia
1.00
2006 Census
367 Greece
1.00
NA
368 Croatia
1.00
2001 census
369 Hong Kong
0.90
2006 census
370 Singapore
0.90
2000 census
371 Serbia
0.90
NA
372 Armenia
0.90
2001 census
373 Jersey
0.90
2001 census
374 Mexico
0.80
2005
375 Czech Republic
0.80
2001 census
376 Nicaragua
0.80
NA
377 Malta
0.80
2005 census
378 Mexico
0.80
2005
379 Estonia
0.70
2000 census
380 United States
0.70
NA
381 Peru
0.70
2007 Census
382 Vanuatu
0.70
1999 Census
383 Belarus
0.50
1999 census
384 Switzerland
0.50
NA
385 South Africa
0.50
2001 census
386 Botswana
0.40
2001 census
387 Armenia
0.40
2001 census
388 Mauritius
0.30
2000 census
389 French Polynesia
0.30
2002 census
390 Vanuatu
0.30
1999 Census
391 Peru
0.30
2007 Census
392 Peru
0.20
2007 Census
393 Seychelles
0.20
2002 census
394 Belize
0.20
2000 census
395 Wallis and Futuna
0.20
2003 census