Number of languages by country

This is a list of the number of languages by country and dependency according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019).[1]

Papua New Guinea has the largest number of languages in the world.[2][3]

## List[edit]

Rank  | Country or territory  | Number of living languages  | Number of speakers

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Established  | Immigrant  | Total  | Percent[note 1] | Total  | Mean  | Median
1  |  Papua New Guinea | 840  | 0  | 840  | 11.81  | 4,213,381  | 5,040  | 1,315
2  |  Indonesia | 707  | 2  | 710  | 9.98  | 222,191,197  | 315,165  | 3,500
3  |  Nigeria | 517  | 7  | 524  | 7.37  | 163,317,444  | 348,225  | 14,000
4  |  India | 453  | 6  | 447  |  | 1,257,421,714  | 2,924,237  | 35,000
5  |  China (mainland only)  | 302  | 3  | 305  | 4.29  | 1,319,419,348  | 4,472,608  | 27,700
6  |  Mexico | 287  | 5  | 292  | 4.11  | 125,535,200  | 435,886  | 4,730
7  |  Cameroon | 274  | 1  | 275  | 3.87  | 10,228,065  | 38,451  | 10,000
8  |  Australia | 226  | 93  | 319  | 4.49  | 22,693,732  | 72,504  | 10
9  |  United States | 219  | 116  | 335  | 4.71  | 326,756,719  | 999,256  | 12
10  |  Brazil | 217  | 11  | 228  | 3.21  | 204,653,402  | 934,490  | 210
11  |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 212  | 2  | 214  | 3.01  | 42,128,230  | 209,593  | 29,450
12  |  Philippines | 183  | 8  | 191  | 2.69  | 70,776,614  | 386,757  | 19,200
13  |  Malaysia | 133  | 11  | 144  | 2.03  | 22,242,065  | 205,945  | 3,400
14  |  Chad | 130  | 1  | 131  | 1.84  | 8,865,556  | 74,500  | 14,000
15  |  Tanzania | 125  | 1  | 126  | 1.77  | 51,108,150  | 422,381  | 102,500
16  |  Nepal | 124  | 7  | 129  | 1.81  | 26,612,919  | 212,903  | 8,385
17  |  Myanmar | 120  | 6  | 126  | 1.77  | 49,284,095  | 397,452  | 15,000
18  |  Russia | 115  | 44  | 159  | 2.24  | 138,698,335  | 900,639  | 3,900
19  |  Vanuatu | 110  | 6  | 116  | 1.63  | 196,298  | 1,722  | 665
20  |  Vietnam | 109  | 3  | 112  | 1.58  | 86,884,520  | 835,428  | 14,900
21  |  Canada | 96  | 99  | 195  | 2.74  | 33,362,312  | 174,672  | 260
22  |  Peru | 93  | 1  | 94  | 1.32  | 30,994,201  | 336,893  | 4,635
23  |  Ethiopia | 90  | 1  | 91  | 1.28  | 66,766,720  | 750,188  | 48,000
24  |  Côte d’Ivoire | 86  | 15  | 101  | 1.42  | 18,439,310  | 209,538  | 34,150
25  |  Colombia | 85  | 4  | 89  | 1.25  | 47,673,568  | 560,866  | 885
26  |  Laos | 85  | 7  | 92  | 1.29  | 6,543,480  | 76,982  | 9,710
27  |  Ghana | 81  | 6  | 87  | 1.22  | 27,661,206  | 359,236  | 36,000
28  |  Iran | 79  | 5  | 84  | 1.18  | 82,927,520  | 1,256,478  | 62,000
29  |  Sudan | 75  | 1  | 76  | 1.07  | 35,091,200  | 516,047  | 13,000
30  |  Pakistan | 74  | 11  | 85  | 1.20  | 201,998,220  | 2,524,978  | 53,250
31  |  Thailand | 73  | 15  | 88  | 1.24  | 53,357,924  | 675,417  | 8,000
32  |  Central African Republic | 72  | 11  | 83  | 1.17  | 3,638,143  | 47,249  | 17,350
33  |  Solomon Islands | 72  | 0  | 72  | 1.01  | 379,966  | 5,352  | 2,770
34  |  Burkina Faso | 71  | 0  | 71  | 1.00  | 12,472,930  | 183,425  | 20,500
35  |  South Sudan | 69  | 0  | 69  | 0.97  | 4,504,650  | 80,440  | 27,500
36  |  Mali | 68  | 3  | 71  | 1.00  | 13,027,840  | 194,445  | 25,000
37  |  Kenya | 67  | 5  | 72  | 1.01  | 37,037,960  | 544,676  | 180,000
38  |  Congo | 62  | 2  | 64  | 0.90  | 3,690,660  | 60,503  | 14,400
39  |  Benin | 55  | 1  | 56  | 0.79  | 9,605,590  | 177,881  | 64,000
40  |  Angola | 46  | 1  | 47  | 0.66  | 24,288,770  | 528,017  | 30,000
41  |  Zambia | 46  | 9  | 55  | 0.77  | 11,364,870  | 236,768  | 32,850
42  |  Togo | 44  | 2  | 46  | 0.65  | 4,889,380  | 113,707  | 34,300
43  |  Bolivia | 43  | 2  | 45  | 0.63  | 7,349,368  | 170,916  | 350
44  |  Gabon | 43  | 1  | 44  | 0.62  | 1,077,960  | 25,069  | 4,000
45  |  Mozambique | 43  | 4  | 47  | 0.66  | 23,792,100  | 517,220  | 197,500
46  |  Uganda | 43  | 2  | 45  | 0.63  | 33,862,350  | 769,599  | 303,000
47  |  Venezuela | 42  | 6  | 48  | 0.68  | 31,087,151  | 777,179  | 770
48  |  Afghanistan | 41  | 1  | 42  | 0.59  | 23,352,300  | 569,568  | 16,500
49  |  Bangladesh | 41  | 4  | 45  | 0.63  | 165,220,330  | 3,842,333  | 15,500
50  |  Turkey | 39  | 15  | 54  | 0.76  | 90,297,204  | 2,149,933  | 66,000
51  |  New Caledonia | 38  | 2  | 40  | 0.56  | 143,010  | 3,972  | 950
52  |  Senegal | 38  | 8  | 46  | 0.65  | 13,977,980  | 310,622  | 20,000
53  |  Guinea | 37  | 3  | 40  | 0.56  | 11,600,930  | 341,204  | 25,000
54  |  Israel | 36  | 17  | 53  | 0.75  | 9,475,461  | 205,988  | 42,500
55  |  Italy | 35  | 12  | 47  | 0.66  | 82,319,110  | 1,870,889  | 100,000
56  |  Botswana | 31  | 7  | 38  | 0.53  | 2,213,660  | 63,247  | 5,950
57  |  Liberia | 31  | 3  | 34  | 0.48  | 4,290,730  | 134,085  | 85,600
58  |  South Africa | 30  | 12  | 42  | 0.59  | 51,004,892  | 1,416,803  | 133,500
59  |  Cambodia | 27  | 2  | 29  | 0.41  | 16,326,490  | 583,089  | 5,210
60  |  Guatemala | 27  | 0  | 27  | 0.38  | 14,708,590  | 544,763  | 28,000
61  |  Namibia | 27  | 6  | 33  | 0.46  | 2,668,940  | 83,404  | 13,800
62  |  Romania | 26  | 3  | 29  | 0.41  | 20,492,430  | 975,830  | 17,850
63  |  Germany | 25  | 70  | 95  | 1.34  | 88,571,690  | 1,107,146  | 80,000
64  |  Argentina | 24  | 16  | 40  | 0.56  | 46,160,150  | 1,318,861  | 5,120
65  |  Ecuador | 24  | 0  | 24  | 0.34  | 16,665,750  | 694,406  | 11,000
66  |  Sierra Leone | 24  | 2  | 26  | 0.37  | 6,977,150  | 290,715  | 138,000
67  |  Singapore | 24  | 7  | 31  | 0.44  | 6,105,380  | 226,125  | 15,200
68  |  Bhutan | 23  | 8  | 31  | 0.44  | 639,500  | 25,580  | 8,000
69  |  Taiwan | 23  | 12  | 35  | 0.49  | 23,985,650  | 726,838  | 4,000
70  |  Guinea-Bissau | 23  | 7  | 30  | 0.42  | 1,779,010  | 68,423  | 8,520
71  |  Iraq | 23  | 4  | 27  | 0.38  | 33,977,620  | 1,477,288  | 136,000
72  |  Niger | 23  | 0  | 23  | 0.32  | 15,810,500  | 718,659  | 28,450
73  |  Paraguay | 23  | 4  | 27  | 0.38  | 6,633,188  | 255,123  | 2,530
74  |  France | 22  | 73  | 95  | 1.42  | 69,961,900  | 1,793,895  | 126,000
75  |  Poland | 22  | 5  | 27  | 0.38  | 37,460,007  | 1,498,400  | 12,800
76  |  Zimbabwe | 22  | 2  | 24  | 0.34  | 11,926,440  | 596,322  | 145,000
77  |  Suriname | 21  | 6  | 27  | 0.38  | 562,014  | 22,481  | 1,250
78  |  Ukraine | 21  | 27  | 48  | 0.68  | 40,599,806  | 882,604  | 50,400
79  |  East Timor | 20  | 1  | 21  | 0.30  | 1,040,816  | 49,563  | 16,700
80  |  Georgia | 20  | 7  | 27  | 0.38  | 4,506,220  | 173,316  | 14,000
81  |  Greece | 20  | 14  | 34  | 0.48  | 11,693,492  | 377,209  | 9,700
82  |  Algeria | 18  | 4  | 22  | 0.31  | 38,548,160  | 1,927,408  | 40,000
83  |  Azerbaijan | 18  | 20  | 38  | 0.53  | 9,280,890  | 257,802  | 11,700
84  |  Hungary | 18  | 3  | 21  | 0.30  | 9,927,510  | 583,971  | 3,710
85  |  Micronesia | 18  | 1  | 19  | 0.27  | 111,010  | 6,167  | 1,410
86  |  Malawi | 17  | 7  | 24  | 0.34  | 13,016,000  | 813,500  | 200,000
87  |  Oman | 17  | 14  | 31  | 0.44  | 4,236,000  | 151,286  | 42,400
88  |  Serbia | 17  | 7  | 24  | 0.34  | 8,830,600  | 420,505  | 34,000
89  |  Spain | 17  | 17  | 34  | 0.48  | 52,439,510  | 1,691,597  | 72,500
90  |  Syria | 17  | 7  | 24  | 0.34  | 18,708,430  | 850,383  | 64,900
91  |  Croatia | 16  | 11  | 27  | 0.38  | 4,333,590  | 180,566  | 10,200
92  |  Egypt | 16  | 7  | 23  | 0.32  | 94,599,800  | 5,255,544  | 752,000
93  |  Guyana | 16  | 2  | 18  | 0.25  | 1,319,041  | 109,920  | 1,500
94  |  Austria | 15  | 21  | 36  | 0.51  | 9,490,430  | 316,348  | 32,750
95  |  Brunei | 15  | 2  | 17  | 0.24  | 459,685  | 28,730  | 8,150
96  |  Eritrea | 15  | 2  | 17  | 0.24  | 5,788,600  | 526,236  | 194,000
97  |  Japan | 15  | 4  | 19  | 0.27  | 129,414,863  | 8,627,658  | 5,050
98  |  Netherlands | 15  | 35  | 50  | 0.70  | 21,947,700  | 487,727  | 220,000
99  |  Sweden | 15  | 22  | 37  | 0.52  | 10,325,090  | 295,003  | 4,000
100  |  Equatorial Guinea | 14  | 2  | 16  | 0.23  | 699,150  | 58,262  | 7,000
101  |  Madagascar | 14  | 6  | 20  | 0.28  | 18,368,000  | 1,020,444  | 1,130,000
102  |  Morocco | 14  | 1  | 15  | 0.21  | 39,290,920  | 3,571,902  | 80,000
103  |  Panama | 14  | 4  | 18  | 0.25  | 4,255,840  | 327,372  | 22,500
104  |  Bulgaria | 13  | 12  | 25  | 0.35  | 7,833,570  | 356,071  | 5,310
105  |  Finland | 13  | 25  | 38  | 0.53  | 5,818,940  | 153,130  | 5,170
106  |  French Guiana | 13  | 3  | 16  | 0.23  | 178,780  | 14,898  | 2,400
107  |  Kazakhstan | 13  | 35  | 48  | 0.68  | 15,308,820  | 356,019  | 95,000
108  |  Somalia | 13  | 1  | 14  | 0.20  | 9,938,659  | 828,222  | 20,000
109  |  Switzerland | 13  | 20  | 33  | 0.46  | 8,980,230  | 320,722  | 40,000
110  |  Tajikistan | 13  | 20  | 33  | 0.46  | 7,580,210  | 303,208  | 27,500
111  |  United Kingdom | 14  | 72  | 85  | 1.20  | 61,546,750  | 799,308  | 16,700
112  |  Belgium | 12  | 24  | 36  | 0.51  | 13,686,200  | 506,896  | 200,000
113  |  Mongolia | 12  | 2  | 14  | 0.20  | 3,113,100  | 345,900  | 42,500
114  |  Slovakia | 12  | 3  | 15  | 0.21  | 5,524,990  | 460,416  | 25,100
115  |  Chile | 11  | 6  | 17  | 0.24  | 17,412,013  | 1,741,201  | 10,000
116  |  Costa Rica | 11  | 1  | 12  | 0.17  | 4,853,290  | 485,329  | 2,840
117  |  Czechia | 11  | 15  | 26  | 0.37  | 10,802,090  | 415,465  | 10,000
118  |  Gambia | 11  | 13  | 24  | 0.34  | 1,314,820  | 69,201  | 43,650
119  |  Jordan | 11  | 3  | 14  | 0.20  | 7,572,800  | 841,422  | 94,500
120  |  Lithuania | 11  | 4  | 15  | 0.21  | 3,573,225  | 274,863  | 7,555
121  |  Nicaragua | 11  | 0  | 11  | 0.15  | 6,404,490  | 582,226  | 740
122  |  Norway | 11  | 36  | 47  | 0.66  | 5,746,480  | 127,700  | 1,000
123  |  Slovenia | 11  | 4  | 15  | 0.21  | 2,103,960  | 191,269  | 8,700
124  |  Uzbekistan | 11  | 26  | 37  | 0.52  | 30,929,000  | 937,242  | 250,000
125  |  Yemen | 11  | 6  | 17  | 0.24  | 26,810,300  | 1,915,021  | 62,900
126  |  Fiji | 10  | 11  | 21  | 0.30  | 840,900  | 64,685  | 6,950
127  |  Honduras | 10  | 2  | 12  | 0.17  | 8,982,840  | 816,622  | 990
128  |  Macedonia | 10  | 5  | 15  | 0.21  | 2,154,380  | 179,532  | 25,000
129  |  Moldova | 10  | 4  | 14  | 0.20  | 2,718,530  | 339,816  | 107,000
130  |  Portugal | 10  | 13  | 23  | 0.32  | 10,259,240  | 446,054  | 15,000
131  |  United Arab Emirates | 10  | 17  | 27  | 0.38  | 9,266,400  | 370,656  | 370,000
132  |  French Polynesia | 9  | 1  | 10  | 0.14  | 257,960  | 25,796  | 3,000
133  |  Libya | 9  | 20  | 29  | 0.41  | 6,322,800  | 234,178  | 21,000
134  |  Albania | 8  | 4  | 12  | 0.17  | 2,847,936  | 284,794  | 9,820
135  |  Armenia | 8  | 6  | 14  | 0.20  | 3,036,180  | 276,016  | 8,850
136  |  Belize | 8  | 4  | 12  | 0.17  | 532,160  | 44,347  | 14,100
137  |  Latvia | 8  | 8  | 16  | 0.23  | 2,305,130  | 164,652  | 8,000
138  |  Hong Kong | 7  | 4  | 11  | 0.15  | 6,929,750  | 692,975  | 118,500
139  |  Estonia | 7  | 13  | 20  | 0.28  | 1,541,760  | 85,653  | 44,250
140  |  Lebanon | 7  | 9  | 16  | 0.23  | 6,603,910  | 471,708  | 294,000
141  |  Mauritania | 7  | 1  | 8  | 0.11  | 3,858,400  | 551,200  | 111,150
142  |  Mauritius | 7  | 7  | 14  | 0.20  | 1,234,660  | 94,974  | 28,550
143  |  Palestine | 7  | 3  | 10  | 0.14  | 4,258,410  | 473,157  | 705
144  |  Saudi Arabia | 7  | 18  | 25  | 0.35  | 18,763,220  | 852,874  | 500,000
145  |  Sri Lanka | 7  | 5  | 12  | 0.17  | 19,550,320  | 1,955,032  | 46,000
146  |  Trinidad and Tobago | 7  | 2  | 9  | 0.13  | 2,628,000  | 328,500  | 15,600
147  |  Tunisia | 7  | 8  | 15  | 0.21  | 11,582,100  | 827,293  | 34,650
148  |  Bahrain | 6  | 8  | 14  | 0.20  | 1,263,500  | 97,192  | 144,000
149  |  Comoros | 6  | 0  | 6  | 0.08  | 764,500  | 152,900  | 40,000
150  |  Kyrgyzstan | 6  | 27  | 33  | 0.46  | 5,825,990  | 215,777  | 290,650
151  |  Montenegro | 6  | 7  | 13  | 0.18  | 575,330  | 63,926  | 34,700
152  |  Turkmenistan | 6  | 25  | 31  | 0.44  | 5,300,460  | 176,682  | 256,900
153  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5  | 7  | 12  | 0.17  | 3,757,804  | 341,619  | 554,000
154  |  Caribbean Netherlands | 5  | 1  | 6  | 0.08  | 18,540  | 3,708  | 3,390
155  |  Macao | 5  | 2  | 7  | 0.10  | 582,430  | 83,204  | 3,680
156  |  Cook Islands | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0.07  | 15,000  | 3,000  | 680
157  |  Curacao | 5  | 1  | 6  | 0.08  | 137,670  | 27,534  | 8,760
158  |  Cyprus | 5  | 11  | 16  | 0.23  | 1,541,700  | 110,121  | 34,800
159  |  Denmark | 5  | 34  | 39  | 0.55  | 5,924,220  | 151,903  | 23,100
160  |  Djibouti | 5  | 5  | 10  | 0.14  | 830,400  | 103,800  | 125,300
161  |  El Salvador | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0.07  | 6,378,000  | 2,126,000  | 7,500
162  |  Eswatini | 5  | 2  | 7  | 0.10  | 1,261,640  | 180,234  | 20,000
163  |  Ireland | 5  | 8  | 13  | 0.18  | 4,682,020  | 425,638  | 27,000
164  |  Lesotho | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0.07  | 2,164,000  | 541,000  | 190,000
165  |  Monaco | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0.07  | 33,850  | 6,770  | 7,110
166  |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 5  | 3  | 8  | 0.11  | 204,200  | 25,525  | 14,700
167  |  Uruguay | 5  | 9  | 14  | 0.20  | 3,589,050  | 398,783  | 25,500
168  |  Andorra | 4  | 1  | 5  | 0.07  | 73,500  | 18,375  | 19,650
169  |  Aruba | 4  | 2  | 6  | 0.08  | 86,790  | 21,698  | 7,000
170  |  Belarus | 4  | 7  | 11  | 0.15  | 8,946,400  | 813,309  | 1,121,000
171  |  Dominican Republic | 4  | 5  | 9  | 0.13  | 10,193,500  | 1,698,917  | 159,000
172  |  Grenada | 4  | 0  | 4  | 0.06  | 107,353  | 35,784  | 5,350
173  |  Haiti | 4  | 0  | 4  | 0.06  | 6,960,600  | 2,320,200  | 600
174  |  Jamaica | 4  | 4  | 8  | 0.11  | 2,692,540  | 448,757  | 7,500
175  |  Liechtenstein | 4  | 1  | 5  | 0.07  | 35,910  | 11,970  | 17,750
176  |  Luxembourg | 4  | 12  | 16  | 0.23  | 499,250  | 31,203  | 66,100
177  |  Malta | 4  | 4  | 8  | 0.11  | 468,650  | 58,581  | 9,515
178  |  New Zealand | 4  | 61  | 65  | 0.91  | 4,706,160  | 73,534  | 148,000
179  |  Northern Mariana Islands | 4  | 3  | 7  | 0.10  | 42,180  | 6,026  | 4,620
180  |  Palau | 4  | 2  | 6  | 0.08  | 20,870  | 3,478  | 2,185
181  |  Puerto Rico | 4  | 8  | 12  | 0.17  | 3,530,200  | 353,020  | 159,000
182  |  Sint Maarten | 4  | 5  | 9  | 0.13  | 39,880  | 4,431  | 6,000
183  |  South Korea | 4  | 1  | 5  | 0.07  | 48,586,000  | 16,195,333  | 24,202,500
184  |  Aland Islands | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0.04  | 27,652  | 9,217  | 1,450
185  |  Bahamas | 3  | 2  | 5  | 0.07  | 667,280  | 166,820  | 330,000
186  |  Barbados | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0.04  | 518,290  | 172,763  | 256,000
187  |  Burundi | 3  | 1  | 4  | 0.06  | 10,036,100  | 2,509,025  | 9,600
188  |  Cuba | 3  | 2  | 5  | 0.07  | 11,403,500  | 3,801,167  | 5,700,000
189  |  Dominica | 3  | 2  | 5  | 0.07  | 45,800  | 15,267  | 3,000
190  |  Greenland | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0.04  | 56,200  | 28,100  | 28,100
191  |  Guadeloupe | 3  | 1  | 4  | 0.06  | 449,300  | 149,767  | 218,650
192  |  Guernsey | 3  | 1  | 4  | 0.06  | 62,720  | 31,360  | 31,360
193  |  Jersey | 3  | 1  | 4  | 0.06  | 99,230  | 33,077  | 47,350
194  |  Kuwait | 3  | 4  | 7  | 0.10  | 3,187,200  | 637,440  | 1,163,600
195  |  Martinique | 3  | 1  | 4  | 0.06  | 427,330  | 142,443  | 213,500
196  |  Mayotte | 3  | 2  | 5  | 0.07  | 211,700  | 52,925  | 47,900
197  |  Nauru | 3  | 6  | 9  | 0.13  | 13,500  | 2,250  | 5,100
198  |  Qatar | 3  | 15  | 18  | 0.25  | 2,537,980  | 149,293  | 486,000
199  |  Rwanda | 3  | 2  | 5  | 0.07  | 11,124,180  | 2,224,836  | 5,440
200  |  Réunion | 3  | 5  | 8  | 0.11  | 656,200  | 93,743  | 313,000
201  |  Saint Barthélemy | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0.04  | 7,850  | 2,617  | 1,000
202  |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0.04  | 52,040  | 17,347  | 1,000
203  |  Saint Lucia | 3  | 1  | 4  | 0.06  | 159,600  | 79,800  | 79,800
204  |  Saint Martin | 3  | 2  | 5  | 0.07  | 28,500  | 5,700  | 5,000
205  |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0.04  | 138,500  | 46,167  | 400
206  |  Seychelles | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0.04  | 85,420  | 28,473  | 4,590
207  |  Tonga | 3  | 1  | 4  | 0.06  | 105,800  | 26,450  | 1,270
208  |  Tuvalu | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0.04  | 10,100  | 5,050  | 5,050
209  |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 3  | 3  | 6  | 0.08  | 85,850  | 21,462  | 9,540
210  |  Wallis and Futuna | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0.04  | 12,960  | 4,320  | 3,900
211  |  Western Sahara | 3  | 1  | 4  | 0.06  | 584,000  | 292,000  | 292,000
212  |  American Samoa | 2  | 5  | 7  | 0.10  | 56,090  | 9,348  | 25,890
213  |  Anguilla | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 12,450  | 6,225  | 6,225
214  |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2  | 2  | 4  | 0.06  | 153,800  | 51,267  | 76,700
215  |  Bermuda | 2  | 1  | 3  | 0.04  | 64,610  | 32,305  | 62,000
216  |  British Virgin Islands | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 39,700  | 19,850  | 19,850
217  |  Cape Verde | 2  | 1  | 3  | 0.04  | 489,800  | 244,900  | 244,900
218  |  Christmas Island | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 1,000  | 500  | 500
219  |  Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 600  | 300  | 300
220  |  Faroe Islands | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 48,000  | 48,000  | 48,000
221  |  Gibraltar | 2  | 1  | 3  | 0.04  | 46,700  | 15,567  | 21,950
222  |  Guam | 2  | 7  | 9  | 0.13  | 181,400  | 22,675  | 46,750
223  |  Iceland | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 300,300  | 150,150  | 150,150
224  |  Isle of Man | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 88,000  | 44,000  | 44,000
225  |  Kiribati | 2  | 1  | 3  | 0.04  | 106,000  | 35,333  | 52,750
226  |  Maldives | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 331,000  | 331,000  | 331,000
227  |  Marshall Islands | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 65,700  | 32,850  | 32,850
228  |  Montserrat | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 3,920  | 1,960  | 1,960
229  |  Niue | 2  | 1  | 3  | 0.04  | 1,550  | 775  | 775
230  |  Norfolk Island | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 2,110  | 1,055  | 1,055
231  |  Pitcairn | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 36  | 18  | 18
232  |  Samoa | 2  | 1  | 3  | 0.04  | 187,000  | 62,333  | 93,400
233  |  San Marino | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 25,000  | 12,500  | 12,500
234  |  Tokelau | 2  | 3  | 5  | 0.07  | 2,421  | 484  | 870
235  |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 2  | 2  | 4  | 0.06  | 29,840  | 9,947  | 14,365
236  |  Vatican | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.03  | 330  | 165  | 165
237  |  British Indian Ocean Territory | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.01  | 4,000  | 4,000  | 4,000
238  |  Cayman Islands | 1  | 3  | 4  | 0.06  | 74,840  | 18,710  | 50,000
239  |  Falkland Islands | 1  | 1  | 2  | 0.03  | 2,860  | 1,430  | 2,610
240  |  North Korea | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.01  | 23,300,000  | 23,300,000  | 23,300,000
241  |  Saint Helena | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.01  | 5,900  | 5,900  | 5,900
242  |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.01  | 6,000  | 6,000  | 6,000

## See also[edit]

* List of languages by number of native speakers
* List of languages by total number of speakers
* List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language
* List of official languages by country and territory
* Linguistic diversity index

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ This refers to the percentage of total number of languages in the world, including both established and immigrant languages.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Summary by country". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
2. ^ Palmer, Bill (2018). "Language families of the New Guinea Area". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4\. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 1–20. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
3. ^ Hopwood, Sean Patrick (2018-05-07). "Linguistic Diversity: The Languages in Papua New Guinea". Day Translations Blog. Retrieved 2023-05-17.

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