This is a list of lists of countries and territories by official language.
Country | Region | Population | Status |
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India | Asia | 1,367,703,110 [1] | Hindi is one of the two official union languages of India alongside English. Hindi and Urdu (both registers of Hindustani language) are official languages along with 20 others under the Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India. |
Pakistan | Asia | 220,892,331 [2] | Urdu is co-official with English. |
South Africa | Africa | 59,622,350 [3] | More than 436,000 Hindi speakers. [4] According to the Constitution of South Africa, the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages. |
Fiji | Oceania | 889,327 [5] | Fiji Hindi is official alongside English and Fijian. |
Total | 1,649,107,118 |
Country | Region | Population | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Italy | Europe | 60,198,633 [6] | Official language |
Switzerland | Europe | 8,619,259 [7] | Co-official language with German, French, and Romansh |
Croatia | Europe | 208,055 | Istria County |
Slovenia | Europe | 93,089 | Slovene Istria |
San Marino | Europe | 33,607 [8] | Official language |
Vatican City | Europe | 825 [9] | Co-official language with Latin |
Total | 69,153,468 |
Country | Region | Population | Primary Language? | Notes |
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Indonesia | Asia | 237,424,363 [10] | Yes (as an Indonesian language) | Malay language in Indonesia is considered a regional language (bahasa daerah), on part with regional languages spoken in the regions of Sumatra and Kalimantan |
Malaysia | Asia | 30,018,242 [11] | Yes | |
Singapore | Asia | 5,469,700 [12] | Yes (along with English, Mandarin & Tamil) | |
Brunei | Asia | 417,200 [13] | Yes | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Oceania | 596 [14] | Yes (along with English) | Cocos Malay and English are the official languages. Cocos Malay is a dialect of Malay with some different features. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian external territory. |
Total | 273,330,101 |
Country | Region | Population [15] [16] | More information |
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Brazil | South America | 217,637,297 [17] | Brazilian Portuguese |
Mozambique | Africa | 21,669,278 [18] | Mozambican Portuguese |
Angola | Africa | 18,498,000 [19] | Angolan Portuguese |
Portugal | Europe | 10,318,000 [20] | European Portuguese |
Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 1,795,834 [21] | Brazilian Portuguese |
East Timor | Asia | 1,245,000 [22] | East Timorese Portuguese |
Guinea-Bissau | Africa | 1,110,000 [23] | Guinean Portuguese |
Macau | Asia | 641,000 [24] | Macanese Portuguese |
Cape Verde | Africa | 499,000 [25] | Cape Verdean Portuguese |
Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | 212,679 [26] | Sao Tomean Portuguese |
Total | 273,626,088 |
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Jersey is the most populated of the crown dependencies and of the Channel Islands. The Demographic statistics of the island includes population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Pakistan had a population of 241,495,112 according to the final results of the 2023 Census. This figure includes Pakistan's four provinces e.g. Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balochistan and Islamabad Capital Territory. AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan's census data is yet to be approved by CCI Council of Pakistan. Pakistan is the world's fifth most populous country.
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The demographic characteristics of the population of Fiji are known through censuses, usually conducted in ten-year intervals, and has been analysed by statistical bureaus since the 1880s. The Fijian Bureau of Statistics (FBOS) has performed this task since 1996, the first enumerated Fiji census when an independent country. The 2017 census found that the permanent population of Fiji was 884,887, compared to 837,271 in the 2007 census. The population density at the time in 2007 was 45.8 inhabitants per square kilometre, and the overall life expectancy in Fiji was 67 years. Since the 1930s the population of Fiji has increased at a rate of 1.1% per year. Since the 1950s, Fiji's birth rate has continuously exceeded its death rate. The population is dominated by the 15–64 age segment. The median age of the population was 27.9, and the gender ratio of the total population was 1.03 males per 1 female.
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The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English, which is the de facto national language. In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language. The majority of the U.S. population (78%) speaks only English at home as of 2023, according to the American Community Survey (ACS) of the U.S. Census Bureau. The remainder of the population speaks many other languages at home, most notably Spanish. Asian languages such as Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese are also widely spoken, in addition to the Indigenous languages of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and native populations in the U.S. unincorporated territories. Many languages were brought into the United States during its earliest history from Europe, Africa, Asia, other parts of the Americas, and Oceania, with some of them developing into dialects, creole languages, and pidgin languages. American Sign Language (ASL) and Interlingua, an international auxiliary language, were created in the United States.
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