List of territorial entities where French is an official language

French is an official language in 29 independent nations. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.

  Regions where French is the main language
  Regions where it is an official language but not a majority native language
  Regions where it is a second language
  Regions where it is a minority language

Countries

This table shows the populations of the countries, not the number of French speakers.

No. Country Continent Population[1]
1. DR CongoAfrica 89,561,000
2. FranceEurope65,274,000
3. CanadaNorth America37,742,000
4. MadagascarAfrica27,691,000
5. CameroonAfrica26,546,000
6. Ivory CoastAfrica26,378,000
7. NigerAfrica24,207,000
8. Burkina FasoAfrica20,903,000
9. MaliAfrica20,251,000
10. SenegalAfrica16,744,000
11. ChadAfrica16,426,000
12. GuineaAfrica13,133,000
13. RwandaAfrica12,952,000
14. BeninAfrica12,123,000
15. BurundiAfrica11,891,000
16. BelgiumEurope11,590,000
17. HaitiCaribbean11,403,000
18. SwitzerlandEurope8,655,000
19. TogoAfrica8,279,000
20. CongoAfrica5,518,000
21. Central African RepublicAfrica4,830,000
22. GabonAfrica2,226,000
23. Equatorial GuineaAfrica1,403,000
24. DjiboutiAfrica988,000
25. ComorosAfrica870,000
26. LuxembourgEurope626,000
27. VanuatuOceania307,000
28. SeychellesAfrica98,000
29. MonacoEurope39,000
TotalAll countriesWorldc. 479 million

Dependent entities
Nr. Entity Continent Population Status
1. French PolynesiaOceania267,000Overseas Collectivity of France
2. New CaledoniaOceania224,824Collectivity of France with special status
3. Aosta ValleyEurope128,000Autonomous Region of Italy
4. Saint-MartinNorth America29,376Overseas Collectivity of France
5. Wallis and FutunaOceania16,448Overseas Collectivity of France
6. Saint-BarthélemyNorth America7,492Overseas Collectivity of France
7. Saint-Pierre and MiquelonNorth America7,044Overseas Collectivity of France
8. ClippertonNorth America0Minor territory of France directly held by the government
10. French Southern and Antarctic LandsAfrica and Antartica0Overseas Collectivity of France

Note: Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Mayotte are classified as overseas regions of France and are thus not a part of this list.

See also

References
  1. "Google Public Data Explorer". World Bank. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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