Languages of the country
Nigeria
Official language: English. Population (CLDR): 237 million.
English is the only official language; Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo are the main regional languages (without official status).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| English | Official | 53% |
| Nigerian Pidgin Naijíriá Píjin | Widely used | 21% |
|
Hausa
Predominant in the north; the lingua franca of northern Nigeria. |
Widely used | 13% |
|
Igbo
Predominant in the south-east. |
Widely used | 13% |
|
Yoruba
Èdè Yorùbá Predominant in the south-west. |
Widely used | 13% |
| Hausa States Fulfulde | Minority | 6.7% |
| Tiv | Minority | 1.6% |
| Efik | Minority | 1.4% |
| Ibibio | Minority | 1.4% |
| Bini | Minority | 0.7% |
| Arabic العربية | Minority | <0.1% |
| Fula Pulaar | Minority | 0% |
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