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Living Languages by Country
| COUNTRY | LIVING LANGUAGES | %
WORLD TOTAL |
| Indonesia | 694 | 9.47% |
| Papua New Guinea | 673 | 9.19% |
| Nigeria | 455 | 6.21% |
| India | 337 | 4.60% |
| Cameroon | 247 | 3.37% |
| Australia | 226 | 3.08% |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 206 | 2.81% |
| Mexico | 188 | 2.57% |
| China | 186 | 2.54% |
| USA | 165 | 2.25% |
| Brazil | 150 | 2.05% |
| Malaysia | 128 | 1.75% |
| Sudan | 120 | 1.64% |
| Tanzania | 118 | 1.61% |
| Philippines | 115 | 1.57% |
| Chad | 114 | 1.56% |
| Nepal | 112 | 1.53% |
| Vanuatu | 104 | 1.42% |
| Myanmar | 93 | 1.27% |
| Russia | 90 | 1.23% |
| Viet Nam | 82 | 1.12% |
| Laos | 75 | 1.02% |
| Canada | 73 | 1.00% |
| Ethiopia | 70 | 0.96% |
| Central African Republic | 67 | 0.91% |
| Iran | 67 | 0.91% |
| Pakistan | 65 | 0.89% |
| Thailand | 64 | 0.87% |
| Peru | 63 | 0.86% |
| Solomon Islands | 59 | 0.81% |
| Ghana | 58 | 0.79% |
| Congo | 55 | 0.75% |
| Kenya | 54 | 0.74% |
| Burkina Faso | 54 | 0.74% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 54 | 0.74% |
| Colombia | 47 | 0.64% |
| Afghanistan | 43 | 0.59% |
| Benin | 42 | 0.57% |
| New Caledonia | 38 | 0.52% |
| Gabon | 38 | 0.52% |
| Uganda | 38 | 0.52% |
| Angola | 37 | 0.50% |
| Mali | 35 | 0.48% |
| Mozambique | 35 | 0.48% |
| Togo | 34 | 0.46% |
| Zambia | 34 | 0.46% |
| Israel | 32 | 0.44% |
| Guatemala | 31 | 0.42% |
| Bangladesh | 31 | 0.42% |
| Senegal | 31 | 0.42% |
| Venezuela | 30 | 0.41% |
| Italy | 30 | 0.41% |
| Turkey | 30 | 0.41% |
| France | 27 | 0.37% |
| Namibia | 26 | 0.35% |
| Guinea | 25 | 0.34% |
| Botswana | 25 | 0.34% |
| South Africa | 24 | 0.33% |
| Bhutan | 23 | 0.31% |
| Germany | 22 | 0.30% |
| Bolivia | 21 | 0.29% |
| Iraq | 21 | 0.29% |
| Cambodia | 19 | 0.26% |
| Singapore | 19 | 0.26% |
| Algeria | 17 | 0.23% |
| Brunei | 17 | 0.23% |
| Liberia | 17 | 0.23% |
| Taiwan | 16 | 0.22% |
| Argentina | 16 | 0.22% |
| Niger | 16 | 0.22% |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 0.22% |
| Japan | 15 | 0.20% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 15 | 0.20% |
| Malawi | 15 | 0.20% |
| Netherlands | 15 | 0.20% |
| Paraguay | 15 | 0.20% |
| Sierra Leone | 14 | 0.19% |
| Azerbaijan | 14 | 0.19% |
| Romania | 14 | 0.19% |
| Syria | 14 | 0.19% |
| Somalia | 13 | 0.18% |
| Sweden | 13 | 0.18% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 13 | 0.18% |
| Micronesia | 13 | 0.18% |
| Spain | 13 | 0.18% |
| Ecuador | 12 | 0.16% |
| Eritrea | 11 | 0.15% |
| Finland | 11 | 0.15% |
| Greece | 11 | 0.15% |
| Hungary | 11 | 0.15% |
| Oman | 11 | 0.15% |
| Switzerland | 11 | 0.15% |
| Guyana | 10 | 0.14% |
| Norway | 10 | 0.14% |
| Egypt | 10 | 0.14% |
| Fiji | 10 | 0.14% |
| Georgia | 10 | 0.14% |
| Mongolia | 10 | 0.14% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 0.14% |
| Yugoslavia | 10 | 0.14% |
| Panama | 9 | 0.12% |
| Suriname | 9 | 0.12% |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 0.12% |
| Libya | 9 | 0.12% |
| Morocco | 9 | 0.12% |
| Poland | 9 | 0.12% |
| Slovakia | 9 | 0.12% |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 0.12% |
| Ukraine | 9 | 0.12% |
| Chile | 8 | 0.11% |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 0.11% |
| Austria | 8 | 0.11% |
| Czech Republic | 8 | 0.11% |
| Denmark | 8 | 0.11% |
| French Guiana | 8 | 0.11% |
| French Polynesia | 8 | 0.11% |
| Jordan | 8 | 0.11% |
| Honduras | 7 | 0.10% |
| Belgium | 7 | 0.10% |
| Gambia | 7 | 0.10% |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 0.10% |
| Yemen | 7 | 0.10% |
| Uzbekistan | 6 | 0.08% |
| Armenia | 6 | 0.08% |
| Macedonia | 6 | 0.08% |
| Madagascar | 6 | 0.08% |
| Mauritius | 6 | 0.08% |
| Tunisia | 6 | 0.08% |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 0.08% |
| El Salvador | 5 | 0.07% |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 0.07% |
| Albania | 5 | 0.07% |
| Belize | 5 | 0.07% |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 0.07% |
| Croatia | 5 | 0.07% |
| Lebanon | 5 | 0.07% |
| Portugal | 5 | 0.07% |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 0.07% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 0.07% |
| Sao Tome e Principe | 4 | 0.05% |
| Comoros Islands | 4 | 0.05% |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0.05% |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 0.05% |
| Ireland | 4 | 0.05% |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 0.05% |
| Latvia | 4 | 0.05% |
| Lithuania | 4 | 0.05% |
| Mauritania | 4 | 0.05% |
| Moldova | 4 | 0.05% |
| Netherlands Antilles | 4 | 0.05% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 4 | 0.05% |
| Palestinian West Bank and Gaza | 4 | 0.05% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.05% |
| Swaziland | 4 | 0.05% |
| Andorra | 3 | 0.04% |
| Aruba | 3 | 0.04% |
| Bahrain | 3 | 0.04% |
| Burundi | 3 | 0.04% |
| Djibouti | 3 | 0.04% |
| Dominica | 3 | 0.04% |
| Grenada | 3 | 0.04% |
| Guadeloupe | 3 | 0.04% |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0.04% |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0.04% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.04% |
| Macau | 3 | 0.04% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.04% |
| Mayotte | 3 | 0.04% |
| Monaco | 3 | 0.04% |
| Nauru | 3 | 0.04% |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0.04% |
| Palau | 3 | 0.04% |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0.04% |
| Qatar | 3 | 0.04% |
| Reunion | 3 | 0.04% |
| Rwanda | 3 | 0.04% |
| Tonga | 3 | 0.04% |
| Wallis and Futuna | 3 | 0.04% |
| American Samoa | 2 | 0.03% |
| Anguilla | 2 | 0.03% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 0.03% |
| Bahamas | 2 | 0.03% |
| Barbados | 2 | 0.03% |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 0.03% |
| Cape Verde Islands | 2 | 0.03% |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 0.03% |
| Estonia | 2 | 0.03% |
| Gibraltar | 2 | 0.03% |
| Greenland | 2 | 0.03% |
| Guam | 2 | 0.03% |
| Haiti | 2 | 0.03% |
| Iceland | 2 | 0.03% |
| Kiribati | 2 | 0.03% |
| Korea, South | 2 | 0.03% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0.03% |
| Lesotho | 2 | 0.03% |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 0.03% |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 0.03% |
| Martinique | 2 | 0.03% |
| Montserrat | 2 | 0.03% |
| Niue | 2 | 0.03% |
| San Marino | 2 | 0.03% |
| Seychelles | 2 | 0.03% |
| St. Kitts-Nevis | 2 | 0.03% |
| St. Lucia | 2 | 0.03% |
| St. ierre and Miquelon | 2 | 0.03% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 0.03% |
| Tokelau | 2 | 0.03% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 0.03% |
| Tuvalu | 2 | 0.03% |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | 0.03% |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0.03% |
| Western Samoa | 2 | 0.03% |
| Belarus | 1 | 0.01% |
| Bermuda | 1 | 0.01% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1 | 0.01% |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 | 0.01% |
| Cuba | 1 | 0.01% |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Korea, North | 1 | 0.01% |
| Maldives | 1 | 0.01% |
| Midway Islands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 0.01% |
| Pitcairn | 1 | 0.01% |
| St. Helena | 1 | 0.01% |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Vatican State | 1 | 0.01% |
| Wake Island | 1 | 0.01% |
| TOTALS | 6800* | 100% |
| *Adjusted for languages spoken in more than one country. | ||
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