List of countries by number of languages

This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019).

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List of countries by number of languages

This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019).

Papua New Guinea has the largest number of languages in the world.

Number of living languages and speakers

List of countries by number of languages

<table><thead><tr><th>Country or territory</th><th>Number of living languages</th><th>Number of speakers</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Established</td><td>Immigrant</td><td>Total</td><td>Percent</td><td>Total</td><td>Mean</td><td>Median</td></tr><tr><td>Papua New Guinea</td><td>841</td><td>0</td><td>841</td><td>11.81</td><td>4,213,381</td><td>5,040</td><td>1,315</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>719</td><td>2</td><td>721</td><td>9.98</td><td>222,191,197</td><td>315,165</td><td>3,500</td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>531</td><td>7</td><td>538</td><td>7.37</td><td>163,317,444</td><td>348,225</td><td>14,000</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>453</td><td>6</td><td>459</td><td>6.45</td><td>1,557,421,714</td><td>2,924,237</td><td>35,000</td></tr><tr><td>China (mainland only)</td><td>302</td><td>3</td><td>305</td><td>4.29</td><td>1,319,419,348</td><td>4,472,608</td><td>27,700</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>287</td><td>5</td><td>292</td><td>4.11</td><td>125,535,200</td><td>435,886</td><td>4,730</td></tr><tr><td>Cameroon</td><td>274</td><td>1</td><td>275</td><td>3.87</td><td>10,228,065</td><td>38,451</td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>226</td><td>93</td><td>319</td><td>4.49</td><td>22,693,732</td><td>72,504</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>219</td><td>116</td><td>335</td><td>4.71</td><td>326,756,719</td><td>999,256</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Brazil</td><td>217</td><td>11</td><td>228</td><td>3.21</td><td>204,653,402</td><td>934,490</td><td>210</td></tr><tr><td>Democratic Republic of the Congo</td><td>212</td><td>2</td><td>214</td><td>3.01</td><td>42,128,230</td><td>209,593</td><td>29,450</td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>183</td><td>8</td><td>191</td><td>2.69</td><td>70,776,614</td><td>386,757</td><td>19,200</td></tr><tr><td>  Nepal</td><td>142</td><td>7</td><td>149</td><td>1.81</td><td>26,612,919</td><td>212,903</td><td>8,385</td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>133</td><td>11</td><td>144</td><td>2.03</td><td>22,242,065</td><td>205,945</td><td>3,400</td></tr><tr><td>Chad</td><td>130</td><td>1</td><td>131</td><td>1.84</td><td>8,865,556</td><td>74,500</td><td>14,000</td></tr><tr><td>Tanzania</td><td>125</td><td>1</td><td>126</td><td>1.77</td><td>51,108,150</td><td>422,381</td><td>102,500</td></tr><tr><td>Myanmar</td><td>120</td><td>6</td><td>126</td><td>1.77</td><td>49,284,095</td><td>397,452</td><td>15,000</td></tr><tr><td>Russia</td><td>115</td><td>44</td><td>159</td><td>2.24</td><td>138,698,335</td><td>900,639</td><td>3,900</td></tr><tr><td>Vanuatu</td><td>110</td><td>6</td><td>116</td><td>1.63</td><td>196,298</td><td>1,722</td><td>665</td></tr><tr><td>Vietnam</td><td>109</td><td>3</td><td>112</td><td>1.58</td><td>86,884,520</td><td>835,428</td><td>14,900</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>96</td><td>99</td><td>195</td><td>2.74</td><td>33,362,312</td><td>174,672</td><td>260</td></tr><tr><td>Peru</td><td>93</td><td>1</td><td>94</td><td>1.32</td><td>30,994,201</td><td>336,893</td><td>4,635</td></tr><tr><td>Ethiopia</td><td>90</td><td>1</td><td>91</td><td>1.28</td><td>66,766,720</td><td>750,188</td><td>48,000</td></tr><tr><td>Côte d’Ivoire</td><td>86</td><td>15</td><td>101</td><td>1.42</td><td>18,439,310</td><td>209,538</td><td>34,150</td></tr><tr><td>Colombia</td><td>85</td><td>4</td><td>89</td><td>1.25</td><td>47,673,568</td><td>560,866</td><td>885</td></tr><tr><td>Laos</td><td>85</td><td>7</td><td>92</td><td>1.29</td><td>6,543,480</td><td>76,982</td><td>9,710</td></tr><tr><td>Ghana</td><td>81</td><td>6</td><td>87</td><td>1.22</td><td>27,661,206</td><td>359,236</td><td>36,000</td></tr><tr><td>Iran</td><td>79</td><td>5</td><td>84</td><td>1.18</td><td>82,927,520</td><td>1,256,478</td><td>62,000</td></tr><tr><td>Sudan</td><td>75</td><td>1</td><td>76</td><td>1.07</td><td>35,091,200</td><td>516,047</td><td>13,000</td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>74</td><td>11</td><td>85</td><td>1.20</td><td>251,998,220</td><td>2,524,978</td><td>53,250</td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>73</td><td>15</td><td>88</td><td>1.24</td><td>53,357,924</td><td>675,417</td><td>8,000</td></tr><tr><td>Central African Republic</td><td>72</td><td>11</td><td>83</td><td>1.17</td><td>3,638,143</td><td>47,249</td><td>17,350</td></tr><tr><td>Solomon Islands</td><td>72</td><td>0</td><td>72</td><td>1.01</td><td>379,966</td><td>5,352</td><td>2,770</td></tr><tr><td>Burkina Faso</td><td>71</td><td>0</td><td>71</td><td>1.00</td><td>12,472,930</td><td>183,425</td><td>20,500</td></tr><tr><td>South Sudan</td><td>69</td><td>0</td><td>69</td><td>0.97</td><td>4,504,650</td><td>80,440</td><td>27,500</td></tr><tr><td>Mali</td><td>68</td><td>3</td><td>71</td><td>1.00</td><td>13,027,840</td><td>194,445</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>67</td><td>5</td><td>72</td><td>1.01</td><td>37,037,960</td><td>544,676</td><td>180,000</td></tr><tr><td>Congo</td><td>62</td><td>2</td><td>64</td><td>0.90</td><td>3,690,660</td><td>60,503</td><td>14,400</td></tr><tr><td>Benin</td><td>55</td><td>1</td><td>56</td><td>0.79</td><td>9,605,590</td><td>177,881</td><td>64,000</td></tr><tr><td>Angola</td><td>46</td><td>1</td><td>47</td><td>0.66</td><td>24,288,770</td><td>528,017</td><td>30,000</td></tr><tr><td>Zambia</td><td>46</td><td>9</td><td>55</td><td>0.77</td><td>11,364,870</td><td>236,768</td><td>32,850</td></tr><tr><td>Togo</td><td>44</td><td>2</td><td>46</td><td>0.65</td><td>4,889,380</td><td>113,707</td><td>34,300</td></tr><tr><td>Bolivia</td><td>43</td><td>2</td><td>45</td><td>0.63</td><td>7,349,368</td><td>170,916</td><td>350</td></tr><tr><td>Gabon</td><td>43</td><td>1</td><td>44</td><td>0.62</td><td>1,077,960</td><td>25,069</td><td>4,000</td></tr><tr><td>Mozambique</td><td>43</td><td>4</td><td>47</td><td>0.66</td><td>23,792,100</td><td>517,220</td><td>197,500</td></tr><tr><td>Uganda</td><td>43</td><td>2</td><td>45</td><td>0.63</td><td>33,862,350</td><td>769,599</td><td>303,000</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>42</td><td>6</td><td>48</td><td>0.68</td><td>31,087,151</td><td>777,179</td><td>770</td></tr><tr><td>Afghanistan</td><td>41</td><td>1</td><td>42</td><td>0.59</td><td>23,352,300</td><td>569,568</td><td>16,500</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>41</td><td>4</td><td>45</td><td>0.63</td><td>165,220,330</td><td>3,842,333</td><td>15,500</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>39</td><td>15</td><td>54</td><td>0.76</td><td>90,297,204</td><td>2,149,933</td><td>66,000</td></tr><tr><td>New Caledonia</td><td>38</td><td>2</td><td>40</td><td>0.56</td><td>143,010</td><td>3,972</td><td>950</td></tr><tr><td>Senegal</td><td>38</td><td>8</td><td>46</td><td>0.65</td><td>13,977,980</td><td>310,622</td><td>20,000</td></tr><tr><td>Guinea</td><td>37</td><td>3</td><td>40</td><td>0.56</td><td>11,600,930</td><td>341,204</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>Israel</td><td>36</td><td>17</td><td>53</td><td>0.75</td><td>9,475,461</td><td>205,988</td><td>42,500</td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>35</td><td>12</td><td>47</td><td>0.66</td><td>82,319,110</td><td>1,870,889</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>Botswana</td><td>31</td><td>7</td><td>38</td><td>0.53</td><td>2,213,660</td><td>63,247</td><td>5,950</td></tr><tr><td>Liberia</td><td>31</td><td>3</td><td>34</td><td>0.48</td><td>4,290,730</td><td>134,085</td><td>85,600</td></tr><tr><td>South Africa</td><td>30</td><td>12</td><td>42</td><td>0.59</td><td>51,004,892</td><td>1,416,803</td><td>133,500</td></tr><tr><td>Cambodia</td><td>27</td><td>2</td><td>29</td><td>0.41</td><td>16,326,490</td><td>583,089</td><td>5,210</td></tr><tr><td>Guatemala</td><td>27</td><td>0</td><td>27</td><td>0.38</td><td>14,708,590</td><td>544,763</td><td>28,000</td></tr><tr><td>Namibia</td><td>27</td><td>6</td><td>33</td><td>0.46</td><td>2,668,940</td><td>83,404</td><td>13,800</td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td>26</td><td>3</td><td>29</td><td>0.41</td><td>20,492,430</td><td>975,830</td><td>17,850</td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td>25</td><td>70</td><td>95</td><td>1.34</td><td>88,571,690</td><td>1,107,146</td><td>80,000</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>24</td><td>16</td><td>40</td><td>0.56</td><td>46,160,150</td><td>1,318,861</td><td>5,120</td></tr><tr><td>Ecuador</td><td>24</td><td>0</td><td>24</td><td>0.34</td><td>16,665,750</td><td>694,406</td><td>11,000</td></tr><tr><td>Sierra Leone</td><td>24</td><td>2</td><td>26</td><td>0.37</td><td>6,977,150</td><td>290,715</td><td>138,000</td></tr><tr><td>Singapore</td><td>24</td><td>7</td><td>31</td><td>0.44</td><td>6,105,380</td><td>226,125</td><td>15,200</td></tr><tr><td>Bhutan</td><td>23</td><td>8</td><td>31</td><td>0.44</td><td>639,500</td><td>25,580</td><td>8,000</td></tr><tr><td>Taiwan</td><td>23</td><td>12</td><td>35</td><td>0.49</td><td>23,985,650</td><td>726,838</td><td>4,000</td></tr><tr><td>Guinea-Bissau</td><td>23</td><td>7</td><td>30</td><td>0.42</td><td>1,779,010</td><td>68,423</td><td>8,520</td></tr><tr><td>Iraq</td><td>23</td><td>4</td><td>27</td><td>0.38</td><td>33,977,620</td><td>1,477,288</td><td>136,000</td></tr><tr><td>Niger</td><td>23</td><td>0</td><td>23</td><td>0.32</td><td>15,810,500</td><td>718,659</td><td>28,450</td></tr><tr><td>Paraguay</td><td>23</td><td>4</td><td>27</td><td>0.38</td><td>6,633,188</td><td>255,123</td><td>2,530</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>22</td><td>73</td><td>95</td><td>1.42</td><td>69,961,900</td><td>1,793,895</td><td>126,000</td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>22</td><td>5</td><td>27</td><td>0.38</td><td>37,460,007</td><td>1,498,400</td><td>12,800</td></tr><tr><td>Zimbabwe</td><td>22</td><td>2</td><td>24</td><td>0.34</td><td>11,926,440</td><td>596,322</td><td>145,000</td></tr><tr><td>Suriname</td><td>21</td><td>6</td><td>27</td><td>0.38</td><td>562,014</td><td>22,481</td><td>1,250</td></tr><tr><td>Ukraine</td><td>21</td><td>27</td><td>48</td><td>0.68</td><td>40,599,806</td><td>882,604</td><td>50,400</td></tr><tr><td>East Timor</td><td>20</td><td>1</td><td>21</td><td>0.30</td><td>1,040,816</td><td>49,563</td><td>16,700</td></tr><tr><td>Georgia</td><td>20</td><td>7</td><td>27</td><td>0.38</td><td>4,506,220</td><td>173,316</td><td>14,000</td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td>20</td><td>14</td><td>34</td><td>0.48</td><td>11,693,492</td><td>377,209</td><td>9,700</td></tr><tr><td>Algeria</td><td>18</td><td>4</td><td>22</td><td>0.31</td><td>38,548,160</td><td>1,927,408</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td>Azerbaijan</td><td>18</td><td>20</td><td>38</td><td>0.53</td><td>9,280,890</td><td>257,802</td><td>11,700</td></tr><tr><td>Hungary</td><td>18</td><td>3</td><td>21</td><td>0.30</td><td>9,927,510</td><td>583,971</td><td>3,710</td></tr><tr><td>Micronesia</td><td>18</td><td>1</td><td>19</td><td>0.27</td><td>111,010</td><td>6,167</td><td>1,410</td></tr><tr><td>Malawi</td><td>17</td><td>7</td><td>24</td><td>0.34</td><td>13,016,000</td><td>813,500</td><td>200,000</td></tr><tr><td>Oman</td><td>17</td><td>14</td><td>31</td><td>0.44</td><td>4,236,000</td><td>151,286</td><td>42,400</td></tr><tr><td>Serbia</td><td>17</td><td>7</td><td>24</td><td>0.34</td><td>8,830,600</td><td>420,505</td><td>34,000</td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>34</td><td>0.48</td><td>52,439,510</td><td>1,691,597</td><td>72,500</td></tr><tr><td>Syria</td><td>17</td><td>7</td><td>24</td><td>0.34</td><td>18,708,430</td><td>850,383</td><td>64,900</td></tr><tr><td>Croatia</td><td>16</td><td>11</td><td>27</td><td>0.38</td><td>4,333,590</td><td>180,566</td><td>10,200</td></tr><tr><td>Egypt</td><td>16</td><td>7</td><td>23</td><td>0.32</td><td>94,599,800</td><td>5,255,544</td><td>752,000</td></tr><tr><td>Guyana</td><td>16</td><td>2</td><td>18</td><td>0.25</td><td>1,319,041</td><td>109,920</td><td>1,500</td></tr><tr><td>Austria</td><td>15</td><td>21</td><td>36</td><td>0.51</td><td>9,490,430</td><td>316,348</td><td>32,750</td></tr><tr><td>Brunei</td><td>15</td><td>2</td><td>17</td><td>0.24</td><td>459,685</td><td>28,730</td><td>8,150</td></tr><tr><td>Eritrea</td><td>15</td><td>2</td><td>17</td><td>0.24</td><td>5,788,600</td><td>526,236</td><td>194,000</td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>15</td><td>4</td><td>19</td><td>0.27</td><td>129,414,863</td><td>8,627,658</td><td>5,050</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands</td><td>15</td><td>35</td><td>50</td><td>0.70</td><td>21,947,700</td><td>487,727</td><td>220,000</td></tr><tr><td>Sweden</td><td>15</td><td>22</td><td>37</td><td>0.52</td><td>10,325,090</td><td>295,003</td><td>4,000</td></tr><tr><td>Equatorial Guinea</td><td>14</td><td>2</td><td>16</td><td>0.23</td><td>699,150</td><td>58,262</td><td>7,000</td></tr><tr><td>Madagascar</td><td>14</td><td>6</td><td>20</td><td>0.28</td><td>18,368,000</td><td>1,020,444</td><td>1,130,000</td></tr><tr><td>Morocco</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>15</td><td>0.21</td><td>39,290,920</td><td>3,571,902</td><td>80,000</td></tr><tr><td>Panama</td><td>14</td><td>4</td><td>18</td><td>0.25</td><td>4,255,840</td><td>327,372</td><td>22,500</td></tr><tr><td>Bulgaria</td><td>13</td><td>12</td><td>25</td><td>0.35</td><td>7,833,570</td><td>356,071</td><td>5,310</td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td>13</td><td>25</td><td>38</td><td>0.53</td><td>5,818,940</td><td>153,130</td><td>5,170</td></tr><tr><td>French Guiana</td><td>13</td><td>3</td><td>16</td><td>0.23</td><td>178,780</td><td>14,898</td><td>2,400</td></tr><tr><td>Kazakhstan</td><td>13</td><td>35</td><td>48</td><td>0.68</td><td>15,308,820</td><td>356,019</td><td>95,000</td></tr><tr><td>Somalia</td><td>13</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>0.20</td><td>9,938,659</td><td>828,222</td><td>20,000</td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td>13</td><td>20</td><td>33</td><td>0.46</td><td>8,980,230</td><td>320,722</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td>Tajikistan</td><td>13</td><td>20</td><td>33</td><td>0.46</td><td>7,580,210</td><td>303,208</td><td>27,500</td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom</td><td>14</td><td>72</td><td>85</td><td>1.20</td><td>61,546,750</td><td>799,308</td><td>16,700</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>12</td><td>24</td><td>36</td><td>0.51</td><td>13,686,200</td><td>506,896</td><td>200,000</td></tr><tr><td>Mongolia</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>0.20</td><td>3,113,100</td><td>345,900</td><td>42,500</td></tr><tr><td>Slovakia</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>0.21</td><td>5,524,990</td><td>460,416</td><td>25,100</td></tr><tr><td>Chile</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>17</td><td>0.24</td><td>17,412,013</td><td>1,741,201</td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td>Costa Rica</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>0.17</td><td>4,853,290</td><td>485,329</td><td>2,840</td></tr><tr><td>Czechia</td><td>11</td><td>15</td><td>26</td><td>0.37</td><td>10,802,090</td><td>415,465</td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td>Gambia</td><td>11</td><td>13</td><td>24</td><td>0.34</td><td>1,314,820</td><td>69,201</td><td>43,650</td></tr><tr><td>Jordan</td><td>11</td><td>3</td><td>14</td><td>0.20</td><td>7,572,800</td><td>841,422</td><td>94,500</td></tr><tr><td>Lithuania</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>15</td><td>0.21</td><td>3,573,225</td><td>274,863</td><td>7,555</td></tr><tr><td>Nicaragua</td><td>11</td><td>0</td><td>11</td><td>0.15</td><td>6,404,490</td><td>582,226</td><td>740</td></tr><tr><td>Norway</td><td>11</td><td>36</td><td>47</td><td>0.66</td><td>5,746,480</td><td>127,700</td><td>1,000</td></tr><tr><td>Slovenia</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>15</td><td>0.21</td><td>2,103,960</td><td>191,269</td><td>8,700</td></tr><tr><td>Uzbekistan</td><td>11</td><td>26</td><td>37</td><td>0.52</td><td>30,929,000</td><td>937,242</td><td>250,000</td></tr><tr><td>Yemen</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>17</td><td>0.24</td><td>26,810,300</td><td>1,915,021</td><td>62,900</td></tr><tr><td>Fiji</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>21</td><td>0.30</td><td>840,900</td><td>64,685</td><td>6,950</td></tr><tr><td>Honduras</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>0.17</td><td>8,982,840</td><td>816,622</td><td>990</td></tr><tr><td>Macedonia</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>15</td><td>0.21</td><td>2,154,380</td><td>179,532</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>Moldova</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>0.20</td><td>2,718,530</td><td>339,816</td><td>107,000</td></tr><tr><td>Portugal</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>23</td><td>0.32</td><td>10,259,240</td><td>446,054</td><td>15,000</td></tr><tr><td>United Arab Emirates</td><td>10</td><td>17</td><td>27</td><td>0.38</td><td>9,266,400</td><td>370,656</td><td>370,000</td></tr><tr><td>French Polynesia</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>10</td><td>0.14</td><td>257,960</td><td>25,796</td><td>3,000</td></tr><tr><td>Libya</td><td>9</td><td>20</td><td>29</td><td>0.41</td><td>6,322,800</td><td>234,178</td><td>21,000</td></tr><tr><td>Albania</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>0.17</td><td>2,847,936</td><td>284,794</td><td>9,820</td></tr><tr><td>Armenia</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>14</td><td>0.20</td><td>3,036,180</td><td>276,016</td><td>8,850</td></tr><tr><td>Belize</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>0.17</td><td>532,160</td><td>44,347</td><td>14,100</td></tr><tr><td>Latvia</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>16</td><td>0.23</td><td>2,305,130</td><td>164,652</td><td>8,000</td></tr><tr><td>Hong Kong</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>0.15</td><td>6,929,750</td><td>692,975</td><td>118,500</td></tr><tr><td>Estonia</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>20</td><td>0.28</td><td>1,541,760</td><td>85,653</td><td>44,250</td></tr><tr><td>Lebanon</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>16</td><td>0.23</td><td>6,603,910</td><td>471,708</td><td>294,000</td></tr><tr><td>Mauritania</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>0.11</td><td>3,858,400</td><td>551,200</td><td>111,150</td></tr><tr><td>Mauritius</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>14</td><td>0.20</td><td>1,234,660</td><td>94,974</td><td>28,550</td></tr><tr><td>Palestine</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>0.14</td><td>4,258,410</td><td>473,157</td><td>705</td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>25</td><td>0.35</td><td>18,763,220</td><td>852,874</td><td>500,000</td></tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>12</td><td>0.17</td><td>19,550,320</td><td>1,955,032</td><td>46,000</td></tr><tr><td>Trinidad and Tobago</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>0.13</td><td>2,628,000</td><td>328,500</td><td>15,600</td></tr><tr><td>Tunisia</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>15</td><td>0.21</td><td>11,582,100</td><td>827,293</td><td>34,650</td></tr><tr><td>Bahrain</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>14</td><td>0.20</td><td>1,263,500</td><td>97,192</td><td>144,000</td></tr><tr><td>Comoros</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>0.08</td><td>764,500</td><td>152,900</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td>Kyrgyzstan</td><td>6</td><td>27</td><td>33</td><td>0.46</td><td>5,825,990</td><td>215,777</td><td>290,650</td></tr><tr><td>Montenegro</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>0.18</td><td>575,330</td><td>63,926</td><td>34,700</td></tr><tr><td>Turkmenistan</td><td>6</td><td>25</td><td>31</td><td>0.44</td><td>5,300,460</td><td>176,682</td><td>256,900</td></tr><tr><td>Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>0.17</td><td>3,757,804</td><td>341,619</td><td>554,000</td></tr><tr><td>Caribbean Netherlands</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>0.08</td><td>18,540</td><td>3,708</td><td>3,390</td></tr><tr><td>Macao</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>0.10</td><td>582,430</td><td>83,204</td><td>3,680</td></tr><tr><td>Cook Islands</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>15,000</td><td>3,000</td><td>680</td></tr><tr><td>Curacao</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>0.08</td><td>137,670</td><td>27,534</td><td>8,760</td></tr><tr><td>Cyprus</td><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>16</td><td>0.23</td><td>1,541,700</td><td>110,121</td><td>34,800</td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td>5</td><td>34</td><td>39</td><td>0.55</td><td>5,924,220</td><td>151,903</td><td>23,100</td></tr><tr><td>Djibouti</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>0.14</td><td>830,400</td><td>103,800</td><td>125,300</td></tr><tr><td>El Salvador</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>6,378,000</td><td>2,126,000</td><td>7,500</td></tr><tr><td>Eswatini</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>0.10</td><td>1,261,640</td><td>180,234</td><td>20,000</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>13</td><td>0.18</td><td>4,682,020</td><td>425,638</td><td>27,000</td></tr><tr><td>Lesotho</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>2,164,000</td><td>541,000</td><td>190,000</td></tr><tr><td>Monaco</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>33,850</td><td>6,770</td><td>7,110</td></tr><tr><td>São Tomé and Príncipe</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>0.11</td><td>204,200</td><td>25,525</td><td>14,700</td></tr><tr><td>Uruguay</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>0.20</td><td>3,589,050</td><td>398,783</td><td>25,500</td></tr><tr><td>Andorra</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>73,500</td><td>18,375</td><td>19,650</td></tr><tr><td>Aruba</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>0.08</td><td>86,790</td><td>21,698</td><td>7,000</td></tr><tr><td>Belarus</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>0.15</td><td>8,946,400</td><td>813,309</td><td>1,121,000</td></tr><tr><td>Dominican Republic</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>0.13</td><td>10,193,500</td><td>1,698,917</td><td>159,000</td></tr><tr><td>Grenada</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>107,353</td><td>35,784</td><td>5,350</td></tr><tr><td>Haiti</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>6,960,600</td><td>2,320,200</td><td>600</td></tr><tr><td>Jamaica</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>0.11</td><td>2,692,540</td><td>448,757</td><td>7,500</td></tr><tr><td>Liechtenstein</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>35,910</td><td>11,970</td><td>17,750</td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>0.23</td><td>499,250</td><td>31,203</td><td>66,100</td></tr><tr><td>Malta</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>0.11</td><td>468,650</td><td>58,581</td><td>9,515</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>4</td><td>61</td><td>65</td><td>0.91</td><td>4,706,160</td><td>73,534</td><td>148,000</td></tr><tr><td>Northern Mariana Islands</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>0.10</td><td>42,180</td><td>6,026</td><td>4,620</td></tr><tr><td>Palau</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>0.08</td><td>20,870</td><td>3,478</td><td>2,185</td></tr><tr><td>Puerto Rico</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>0.17</td><td>3,530,200</td><td>353,020</td><td>159,000</td></tr><tr><td>Sint Maarten</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>0.13</td><td>39,880</td><td>4,431</td><td>6,000</td></tr><tr><td>South Korea</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>48,586,000</td><td>16,195,333</td><td>24,202,500</td></tr><tr><td>Aland Islands</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>27,652</td><td>9,217</td><td>1,450</td></tr><tr><td>Bahamas</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>667,280</td><td>166,820</td><td>330,000</td></tr><tr><td>Barbados</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>518,290</td><td>172,763</td><td>256,000</td></tr><tr><td>Burundi</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>10,036,100</td><td>2,509,025</td><td>9,600</td></tr><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>11,403,500</td><td>3,801,167</td><td>5,700,000</td></tr><tr><td>Dominica</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>45,800</td><td>15,267</td><td>3,000</td></tr><tr><td>Greenland</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>56,200</td><td>28,100</td><td>28,100</td></tr><tr><td>Guadeloupe</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>449,300</td><td>149,767</td><td>218,650</td></tr><tr><td>Guernsey</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>62,720</td><td>31,360</td><td>31,360</td></tr><tr><td>Jersey</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>99,230</td><td>33,077</td><td>47,350</td></tr><tr><td>Kuwait</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>0.10</td><td>3,187,200</td><td>637,440</td><td>1,163,600</td></tr><tr><td>Martinique</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>427,330</td><td>142,443</td><td>213,500</td></tr><tr><td>Mayotte</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>211,700</td><td>52,925</td><td>47,900</td></tr><tr><td>Nauru</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>0.13</td><td>13,500</td><td>2,250</td><td>5,100</td></tr><tr><td>Qatar</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>18</td><td>0.25</td><td>2,537,980</td><td>149,293</td><td>486,000</td></tr><tr><td>Rwanda</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>11,124,180</td><td>2,224,836</td><td>5,440</td></tr><tr><td>Réunion</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>0.11</td><td>656,200</td><td>93,743</td><td>313,000</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Barthélemy</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>7,850</td><td>2,617</td><td>1,000</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Kitts and Nevis</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>52,040</td><td>17,347</td><td>1,000</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Lucia</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>159,600</td><td>79,800</td><td>79,800</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Martin</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>28,500</td><td>5,700</td><td>5,000</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>138,500</td><td>46,167</td><td>400</td></tr><tr><td>Seychelles</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>85,420</td><td>28,473</td><td>4,590</td></tr><tr><td>Tonga</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>105,800</td><td>26,450</td><td>1,270</td></tr><tr><td>Tuvalu</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>10,100</td><td>5,050</td><td>5,050</td></tr><tr><td>U.S. Virgin Islands</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>0.08</td><td>85,850</td><td>21,462</td><td>9,540</td></tr><tr><td>Wallis and Futuna</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>12,960</td><td>4,320</td><td>3,900</td></tr><tr><td>Western Sahara</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>584,000</td><td>292,000</td><td>292,000</td></tr><tr><td>American Samoa</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>0.10</td><td>56,090</td><td>9,348</td><td>25,890</td></tr><tr><td>Anguilla</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>12,450</td><td>6,225</td><td>6,225</td></tr><tr><td>Antigua and Barbuda</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>153,800</td><td>51,267</td><td>76,700</td></tr><tr><td>Bermuda</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>64,610</td><td>32,305</td><td>62,000</td></tr><tr><td>British Virgin Islands</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>39,700</td><td>19,850</td><td>19,850</td></tr><tr><td>Cape Verde</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>489,800</td><td>244,900</td><td>244,900</td></tr><tr><td>Christmas Island</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>1,000</td><td>500</td><td>500</td></tr><tr><td>Cocos (Keeling) Islands</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>600</td><td>300</td><td>300</td></tr><tr><td>Faroe Islands</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>48,000</td><td>48,000</td><td>48,000</td></tr><tr><td>Gibraltar</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>46,700</td><td>15,567</td><td>21,950</td></tr><tr><td>Guam</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>0.13</td><td>181,400</td><td>22,675</td><td>46,750</td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>300,300</td><td>150,150</td><td>150,150</td></tr><tr><td>Isle of Man</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>88,000</td><td>44,000</td><td>44,000</td></tr><tr><td>Kiribati</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>106,000</td><td>35,333</td><td>52,750</td></tr><tr><td>Maldives</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>331,000</td><td>331,000</td><td>331,000</td></tr><tr><td>Marshall Islands</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>65,700</td><td>32,850</td><td>32,850</td></tr><tr><td>Montserrat</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>3,920</td><td>1,960</td><td>1,960</td></tr><tr><td>Niue</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>1,550</td><td>775</td><td>775</td></tr><tr><td>Norfolk Island</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>2,110</td><td>1,055</td><td>1,055</td></tr><tr><td>Pitcairn</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>36</td><td>18</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Samoa</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0.04</td><td>187,000</td><td>62,333</td><td>93,400</td></tr><tr><td>San Marino</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>25,000</td><td>12,500</td><td>12,500</td></tr><tr><td>Tokelau</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>0.07</td><td>2,421</td><td>484</td><td>870</td></tr><tr><td>Turks and Caicos Islands</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>29,840</td><td>9,947</td><td>14,365</td></tr><tr><td>Vatican</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>330</td><td>165</td><td>165</td></tr><tr><td>British Indian Ocean Territory</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0.01</td><td>4,000</td><td>4,000</td><td>4,000</td></tr><tr><td>Cayman Islands</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>0.06</td><td>74,840</td><td>18,710</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>Falkland Islands</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0.03</td><td>2,860</td><td>1,430</td><td>2,610</td></tr><tr><td>North Korea</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0.01</td><td>23,300,000</td><td>23,300,000</td><td>23,300,000</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Helena</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0.01</td><td>5,900</td><td>5,900</td><td>5,900</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Pierre and Miquelon</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0.01</td><td>6,000</td><td>6,000</td><td>6,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

Number of official languages

List of countries by number of languages

This is the list of countries sorted by the number of official languages. Only countries with three or more official languages, either nationally or locally, are included.

<table><thead><tr><th>Country</th><th>Number</th><th>Source</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Bolivia</td><td>37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zimbabwe</td><td>16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mali</td><td>14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>South Africa</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Burkina Faso</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Papua New Guinea</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rwanda</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Singapore</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Burundi</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Comoros</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ecuador</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Equatorial Guinea</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fiji</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Seychelles</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vanuatu</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>