Lists of countries and territories by official language

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This is a list of lists of countries and territories by official language.

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Other official languages

Hindustani

CountryRegionPopulationStatus
Flag of India.svg India Asia1,367,703,110 [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.
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Asia220,892,331 [2] Urdu is co-official with English.
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Oceania889,327 [3] Fiji Hindi is official alongside English and Fijian.
Total1,649,107,118

Italian

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Native language
Administrative language
Secondary language or non-official.
Italophone minorities Linguistic map of the Italian language.svg
Italian Linguasphere.Legend
  Native language
  Administrative language
  Secondary language or non-official.
  Italophone minorities
CountryRegionPopulationStatus
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Europe60,198,633 [4] Official language
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Europe8,619,259 [5] Co-official language with German, French, and Romansh
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Europe208,055 Istria County
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Europe93,089 Slovene Istria
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino Europe33,607 [6] Official language
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City Europe825 [7] Co-official language with Latin
Total69,153,468

Malay

Malay Linguasphere.
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore and Brunei, where Standard Malay is an official language
East Timor, where Indonesian is a working language
Southern Thailand and the Cocos Isl., where other varieties of Malay are spoken Malay language Spoken Area Map v1.png
Malay Linguasphere.
  Indonesia
  Malaysia
  Singapore and Brunei, where Standard Malay is an official language
  East Timor, where Indonesian is a working language
  Southern Thailand and the Cocos Isl., where other varieties of Malay are spoken
CountryRegionPopulationPrimary Language?Notes
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Asia417,200 [8] Yes
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg Cocos (Keeling) Islands Oceania596 [9] 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.
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Asia237,424,363 [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
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Asia30,018,242 [11] Yes
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Asia5,469,700 [12] Yes (along with English, Mandarin & Tamil)
Total273,330,101

Portuguese

Global spread of Portuguese:
Native language and official
Official and administrative language Detailed SVG map of the Lusophone world.svg
Global spread of Portuguese:
  Native language and official
  Official and administrative language
CountryRegionPopulation [13] [14] More information
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil South America217,637,297 [15] Brazilian Portuguese
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Africa21,669,278 [16] Mozambican Portuguese
Flag of Angola.svg Angola Africa18,498,000 [17] Angolan Portuguese
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Europe10,318,000 [18] European Portuguese
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea Africa1,795,834 [19]
Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor Asia1,245,000 [20] East Timorese Portuguese
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau Africa1,110,000 [21] Guinean Portuguese
Flag of Macau.svg Macau Asia641,000 [22] Macanese Portuguese
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Africa499,000 [23] Cape Verdean Portuguese
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg Sao Tome and Principe Africa212,679 [24] Sao Tomean Portuguese
Total273,626,088

See also

References

  1. "Data.gov.in". data.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. United Nations. "World Population Prospects 2019".
  3. "Fiji Bureau of Statistics - Fiji Bureau of Statistics". www.statsfiji.gov.fj. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. "ISTAT - Demography, Statistics, Demographic Balance, Resident Population". demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. UN Communication Group in Eswatini (2 August 2017). "Swaziland successfully undertakes first digital census". United Nations in Eswatini. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. "San Marino - Population - Upeceds". www.statistica.sm. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. "Population" (in Italian). Vatican City State. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. "National Statistics". depd.gov.bn. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  9. "Cocos (Keeling) Islands People 2020, CIA World Factbook". theodora.com.
  10. "Population Projection by Province, 2010–2035". Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  11. "Malaysia Population Clock". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  12. "Statistics Singapore - Latest Data - Population (Mid-Year Estimates)". Statistics Singapore. June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  13. "The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  14. "The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  15. Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  16. Mozambique does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  17. Angola does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  18. The main language of Portuguese Communitities.
  19. (co-official with Spanish and French)
  20. co-official with Tetum; 51,800 L1 speakers as of 2007)
  21. Guinea-Bissau does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  22. Co-official with Cantonese.
  23. Cape Verde does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  24. Sao Tome and Principe does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.