Languages of the country
Italy
Official language: Italian. Regional: French, German, Venetian. Population (CLDR): 61 million.
Map of regions
Colours mark the regions where a language is official or predominant; stripes – several languages in one region. Hover over a language in the list to see its regions.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italian italiano | Official | 95% |
|
French
français Co-official in the Aosta Valley. |
Regional | 20% |
|
German
Deutsch Co-official in South Tyrol (province of Bolzano). |
Regional | 1.6% |
|
Venetian
veneto Recognised by the Veneto region, without official status. |
Regional | 1.3% |
| English | Widely used | 34% |
| Lombard | Minority | 5.7% |
| Sardinian sardu | Minority | 1.7% |
| Slovenian slovenščina | Minority | 0.2% |
| Catalan català | Minority | <0.1% |
| Greek Ελληνικά | Minority | <0.1% |
| Croatian hrvatski | Minority | <0.1% |
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