List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language

This is a ranking of languages by number of sovereign countries in which they are de jure or de facto official.

LanguageWorldAfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceaniaCountries
English5924164312United States, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Philippines, United Kingdom. See the full list
French29212-51France, DRC, Canada, Madagascar. See the full list
Arabic2613-13--Egypt, Sudan, Algeria, Iraq, Morocco, Saudi Arabia. See the full list
Spanish20118-1-Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Argentina. See the full list
Portuguese961-11Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Angola. See full list
German6---6-Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein
Serbo-Croatian4-5*---4-5*-Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo*
Italian4---4-Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City
Malay based4--4--Indonesia (known as Indonesian), Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei
Russian4--22-Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan
Swahili44----Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda
Dutch3-1-2-Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname
Hindustani3--2-1Fiji,[1] India,[2] Pakistan[3]
Persian3--3--Iran, Afghanistan (known as Dari), Tajikistan (known as Tajik)
Tamil4--4--Sri Lanka, Singapore, India, Malaysia[4]
Quechua3-3---Perú, Bolivia, Ecuador
Chinese2-3*--2-3*--China, Singapore, Taiwan

Several languages are officially used in two countries, these are:

References

  1. ↑ "Fiji Constitution".
  2. ↑ "The Official Language Act, 1963". Department of Official Language. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
  3. ↑ "SC orders immediate implementation of Urdu as official language". The Express Tribune. 7 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
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