List of languages by number of speakers

The following is a list of the 172 most spoken languages in 2011.[1]

Rank | Language | Primary Country | Total Countries | Speakers (millions)

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1 | Chinese  | China  | 31  | 1,213
| Chinese, Gan | China  | 1  | 20.6
| Chinese, Hakka | China  | 17  | 30.0
| Chinese, Huizhou | China  | 1  | 4.6
| Chinese, Jinyu | China  | 1  | 45.0
| Chinese, Mandarin | China  | 20  | 845
| Chinese, Min Bei | China  | 2  | 10.3
| Chinese, Min Dong | China  | 7  | 9.1
| Chinese, Min Nan | China  | 10  | 47.3
| Chinese, Min Zhong | China  | 1  | 3.1
| Chinese, Wu | China  | 2  | 77.2
| Chinese, Xiang | China  | 2  | 36.0
| Chinese, Yue | China  | 20  | 55.5
2 | Spanish  | Spain  | 44  | 329
3 | English  | United Kingdom | 112  | 328
4 | Arabic  | Saudi Arabia  | 57  | 221
| Arabic, Algerian Spoken | Algeria  | 6  | 22.4
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Egypt  | 10  | 54.0
| Arabic, Gulf Spoken | Iraq  | 10  | 3.6
| Arabic, Hijazi Spoken | Saudi Arabia  | 2  | 6.0
| Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Libya  | 3  | 4.3
| Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Iraq  | 5  | 15.1
| Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | Morocco  | 10  | 21.0
| Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Saudi Arabia  | 7  | 10.0
| Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Syria  | 16  | 14.4
| Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | Iraq  | 4  | 6.3
| Arabic, Sa'idi Spoken | Egypt  | 1  | 19.0
| Arabic, Sanaani Spoken | Yemen  | 1  | 7.6
| Arabic, South Levantine Spoken | Jordan  | 9  | 6.2
| Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | Sudan  | 6  | 16.8
| Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni Spoken | Yemen  | 8  | 7.1
| Arabic, Tunisian Spoken | Tunisia  | 5  | 9.4
5 | Hindi  | India  | 20  | 182
6 | Bengali  | Bangladesh  | 10  | 181
7 | Portuguese  | Portugal  | 37  | 178
8 | Russian  | Russian Federation  | 33  | 144
9 | Japanese  | Japan  | 25  | 122
10 | German, Standard  | Germany  | 43  | 90.3
11 | Javanese  | Indonesia  | 5  | 84.6
12 | Lahnda  | Pakistan  | 8  | 78.3
| Panjabi, Western  | Pakistan  | 7  | 62.6
| Seraiki  | Pakistan  | 3  | 13.8
13 | Telugu  | India  | 10  | 69.8
14 | Vietnamese  | Viet Nam  | 23  | 68.6
15 | Marathi  | India  | 5  | 68.1
16 | French  | France  | 60  | 67.8
17 | Korean  | South Korea | 33  | 66.3
18 | Tamil  | India  | 17  | 65.7
19 | Italian  | Italy  | 34  | 61.7
20 | Urdu  | Pakistan  | 23  | 60.6
21 | Turkish  | Turkey  | 36  | 50.8
22 | Gujarati  | India  | 20  | 46.5
23 | Polish  | Poland  | 23  | 40.0
24 | Malay  | Malaysia  | 14  | 39.1
| Malay  | Malaysia  | 7  | 10.3
25 | Bhojpuri  | India  | 3  | 38.5
26 | Awadhi  | India  | 2  | 38.3
27 | Ukrainian  | Ukraine  | 27  | 37.0
28 | Malayalam  | India  | 11  | 35.9
29 | Kannada  | India  | 3  | 35.3
30 | Maithili  | India  | 2  | 34.7
31 | Sunda  | Indonesia  | 1  | 34.0
32 | Burmese  | Myanmar  | 5  | 32.3
33 | Oriya  | India  | 2  | 31.7
34 | Persian  | Iran  | 29  | 31.4
| Farsi, Eastern  | Afghanistan  | 3  | 7.6
| Farsi, Western  | Iran  | 27  | 23.9
35 | Marwari  | India  | 3  | 31.1
| Dhundari  | India  | 1  | 9.0
| Marwari  | India  | 3  | 5.6
| Merwari  | India  | 1  | 3.9
| Shekhawati  | India  | 1  | 3.0
36 | Panjabi, Eastern  | India  | 12  | 28.2
37 | Filipino  | Philippines  | 1  | 25.0
38 | Hausa  | Nigeria  | 13  | 25.0
39 | Tagalog  | Philippines  | 8  | 23.9
40 | Romanian  | Romania  | 20  | 23.4
41 | Indonesian  | Indonesia  | 6  | 23.2
42 | Dutch  | Netherlands  | 12  | 21.7
43 | Sindhi  | Pakistan  | 8  | 21.4
44 | Thai  | Thailand  | 5  | 20.4
45 | Pushto  | Pakistan  | 9  | 20.3
| Pashto, Central  | Pakistan  | 1  | 7.9
| Pashto, Northern  | Pakistan  | 7  | 9.7
46 | Uzbek  | Uzbekistan  | 14  | 20.3
| Uzbek, Northern  | Uzbekistan  | 12  | 18.8
47 | Rajasthani  | India  | 3  | 20.0
| Hadothi  | India  | 1  | 4.7
| Malvi  | India  | 1  | 10.4
48 | Yoruba  | Nigeria  | 6  | 19.4
49 | Azerbaijani  | Iran  | 17  | 19.1
| Azerbaijani, North  | Azerbaijan  | 10  | 7.5
| Azerbaijani, South  | Iran  | 8  | 12.6
50 | Igbo  | Nigeria  | 1  | 18.0
51 | Amharic  | Ethiopia  | 6  | 17.5
52 | Chhattisgarhi  | India  | 1  | 17.5
53 | Oromo  | Ethiopia  | 4  | 17.3
| Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji | Ethiopia  | 3  | 3.8
| Oromo, Eastern  | Ethiopia  | 1  | 4.5
| Oromo, West Central  | Ethiopia  | 2  | 8.9
54 | Assamese  | India  | 4  | 16.8
55 | Serbo-Croatian  | Serbia  | 28  | 16.4
| Croatian  | Croatia  | 14  | 5.5
| Serbian  | Serbia  | 22  | 7.0
56 | Kurdish  | Iraq  | 32  | 16.0
| Kurdish, Central  | Iraq  | 2  | 3.7
| Kurdish, Northern  | Turkey  | 32  | 9.3
| Kurdish, Southern  | Iran  | 2  | 3.0
57 | Cebuano  | Philippines  | 2  | 15.8
58 | Sinhala  | Sri Lanka  | 8  | 15.6
59 | Rangpuri  | Bangladesh  | 2  | 15.0
60 | Thai, Northeastern  | Thailand  | 1  | 15.0
61 | Zhuang  | China  | 2  | 14.9
62 | Malagasy  | Madagascar  | 4  | 14.7
| Malagasy, Plateau  | Madagascar  | 4  | 7.5
63 | Nepali  | Nepal  | 5  | 13.9
64 | Somali  | Somalia  | 13  | 13.9
65 | Khmer, Central  | Cambodia  | 7  | 13.6
66 | Madura  | Indonesia  | 2  | 13.6
67 | Bavarian  | Austria  | 4  | 13.3
68 | Greek  | Greece  | 38  | 13.1
69 | Chittagonian  | Bangladesh  | 1  | 13.0
70 | Haryanvi  | India  | 1  | 13.0
71 | Magahi  | India  | 1  | 13.0
72 | Deccan  | India  | 1  | 12.8
73 | Hungarian  | Hungary  | 14  | 12.5
74 | Fulah  | Senegal  | 19  | 12.3
| Pulaar  | Senegal  | 6  | 3.7
75 | Catalan-Valencian-Balear | Spain  | 18  | 11.5
76 | Shona  | Zimbabwe  | 5  | 10.8
77 | Zulu  | South Africa  | 6  | 10.3
78 | Sylheti  | Bangladesh  | 10  | 10.3
79 | Quechua  | Peru  | 6  | 10.1
| Quechua, South Bolivian | Bolivia  | 2  | 3.6
80 | Kanauji  | India  | 1  | 9.5
81 | Czech  | Czech Republic  | 12  | 9.5
82 | Lombard  | Italy  | 3  | 9.1
83 | Bulgarian  | Bulgaria  | 16  | 9.1
84 | Uyghur  | China  | 15  | 8.8
85 | Nyanja  | Malawi  | 6  | 8.7
86 | Belarusan  | Belarus  | 16  | 8.6
87 | Kazakh  | Kazakhstan  | 14  | 8.3
88 | Swedish  | Sweden  | 8  | 8.3
89 | Akan  | Ghana  | 1  | 8.3
90 | Xhosa  | South Africa  | 3  | 7.8
91 | Bagheli  | India  | 2  | 7.8
92 | Haitian  | Haiti  | 10  | 7.7
93 | Konkani  | India  | 4  | 7.6
| Konkani  | India  | 2  | 4.0
| Konkani, Goan | India  | 3  | 3.6
94 | Rwanda  | Rwanda  | 4  | 7.5
95 | Gikuyu  | Kenya  | 1  | 7.2
96 | Napoletano-Calabrese | Italy  | 1  | 7.0
97 | Baluchi  | Pakistan  | 8  | 7.0
| Balochi, Southern  | Pakistan  | 4  | 3.4
98 | Ilocano  | Philippines  | 2  | 7.0
99 | Varhadi-Nagpuri  | India  | 1  | 7.0
100 | Turkmen  | Turkmenistan  | 14  | 6.6
101 | Tatar  | Russian Federation  | 19  | 6.5
102 | German, Swiss | Switzerland  | 5  | 6.5
103 | Hmong  | China  | 10  | 6.5
104 | Armenian  | Armenia  | 30  | 6.4
105 | Luba-Kasai  | Democratic Republic of the Congo  | 1  | 6.3
106 | Venetian  | Italy  | 4  | 6.2
107 | Santali  | India  | 4  | 6.2
108 | Flemish  | Belgium  | 5  | 6.1
109 | Sotho, Southern  | Lesotho  | 4  | 6.0
110 | Thai, Northern  | Thailand  | 2  | 6.0
111 | Lambadi  | India  | 1  | 6.0
112 | Kongo  | Democratic Republic of the Congo  | 3  | 6.0
| Koongo  | Democratic Republic of the Congo  | 3  | 5.0
113 | Albanian  | Albania  | 18  | 5.8
| Albanian, Gheg | Serbia  | 9  | 4.2
| Albanian, Tosk | Albania  | 10  | 3.0
114 | Tigrigna  | Ethiopia  | 6  | 5.8
115 | Hiligaynon  | Philippines  | 2  | 5.8
116 | Mongolian  | Mongolia  | 6  | 5.7
| Mongolian, Peripheral | China  | 2  | 3.4
117 | Kashmiri  | India  | 4  | 5.6
118 | Danish  | Denmark  | 8  | 5.6
119 | Minangkabau  | Indonesia  | 1  | 5.5
120 | Sukuma  | Tanzania  | 1  | 5.4
121 | Hebrew  | Israel  | 8  | 5.3
122 | Mòoré  | Burkina Faso  | 7  | 5.1
123 | Slovak  | Slovakia  | 12  | 5.0
124 | Finnish  | Finland  | 7  | 5.0
125 | Mewati  | India  | 1  | 5.0
126 | Afrikaans  | South Africa  | 12  | 4.9
127 | Guarani  | Paraguay  | 5  | 4.9
| Guaraní, Paraguayan | Paraguay  | 2  | 4.8
128 | Mainfränkisch  | Germany  | 1  | 4.9
129 | Rundi  | Burundi  | 4  | 4.9
130 | Bikol  | Philippines  | 1  | 4.8
131 | Sicilian  | Italy  | 1  | 4.8
132 | Norwegian  | Norway  | 1  | 4.6
133 | Mandingo  | Guinea  | 8  | 4.5
134 | Tswana  | Botswana  | 4  | 4.5
135 | Thai, Southern  | Thailand  | 1  | 4.5
136 | Tajiki  | Tajikistan  | 8  | 4.5
137 | Dholuo  | Kenya  | 2  | 4.4
138 | Georgian  | Georgia  | 13  | 4.3
139 | Kituba  | Democratic Republic of the Congo  | 1  | 4.2
140 | Ganda  | Uganda  | 1  | 4.1
141 | Sotho, Northern  | South Africa  | 2  | 4.1
142 | Umbundu  | Angola  | 2  | 4.0
143 | Wolof  | Senegal  | 6  | 4.0
144 | Kamba  | Kenya  | 1  | 4.0
145 | Kanuri  | Nigeria  | 6  | 4.0
| Kanuri, Central | Nigeria  | 6  | 3.2
146 | Domari  | Iran  | 14  | 4.0
147 | Musi  | Indonesia  | 1  | 3.9
148 | Dogri  | India  | 1  | 3.8
149 | Mina  | India  | 1  | 3.8
150 | Tsonga  | South Africa  | 4  | 3.7
151 | Bemba  | Zambia  | 4  | 3.6
152 | Banjar  | Indonesia  | 2  | 3.5
153 | Aceh  | Indonesia  | 1  | 3.5
154 | Bugis  | Indonesia  | 2  | 3.5
155 | Bali  | Indonesia  | 1  | 3.3
156 | Shan  | Myanmar  | 3  | 3.3
157 | Gilaki  | Iran  | 1  | 3.3
158 | Mazanderani  | Iran  | 1  | 3.3
159 | Jamaican Creole English  | Jamaica  | 7  | 3.2
160 | Galician  | Spain  | 2  | 3.2
161 | Lao  | Laos  | 7  | 3.2
162 | Lithuanian  | Lithuania  | 19  | 3.2
163 | Tamazight, Central Atlas | Morocco  | 3  | 3.2
164 | Kabyle  | Algeria  | 3  | 3.1
165 | Hassaniyya  | Mauritania  | 8  | 3.1
166 | Éwé | Ghana  | 2  | 3.1
167 | Piemontese  | Italy  | 3  | 3.1
168 | Makhuwa  | Mozambique  | 1  | 3.1
169 | Godwari  | India  | 1  | 3.0
170 | Hunsrik  | Brazil  | 5  | 3.0
171 | Kimbundu  | Angola  | 1  | 3.0
172 | Tachelhit  | Morocco  | 3  | 3.0

## References and notes[edit]

1. ↑ Ethnologue