Languages of the country
Pakistan
Official languages (2): Urdu, English. Official in a region: Sindhi. Multilingualism according to CLDR (Greenberg index): 0.80 (multilingualism map). Population (CLDR): 252 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Urdu اردو | Co-official | 95% |
| English | Co-official | 50% |
|
Sindhi
سنڌي The official language of Sindh province. |
Official in a region | 15% |
|
Punjabi
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Script in this country: Arabic The most common home language in Punjab (without official status). |
Widely used | 70% |
| Western Panjabi | Widely used | 40% |
|
Pashto
پښتو Predominant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. |
Widely used | 16% |
| Saraiki | Widely used | 12% |
|
Baluchi
One of the main languages of Balochistan. |
Minority | 2.6% |
| Northern Hindko | Minority | 1.7% |
| Brahui | Minority | 1.2% |
| Persian فارسی | Minority | 0.7% |
| Western Balochi | Minority | 0.6% |
| Southern Hindko | Minority | 0.4% |
| Tajik тоҷикӣ | Minority | 0.3% |
| Kashmiri کٲشُر | Minority | <0.1% |
Pakistan on other Ominuvo maps
- World in NumbersPopulation: 255 million (2025)Source: World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0)
- Prices around the worldPakistani rupee (PKR)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+5Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C, D · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world8 national dishes
- Plants of the world10 characteristic plants
- Castles map16 castles and palacesSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- VPN provider mapServers of 15 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)