Endangered Language Repository

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.