Languages of the country
Thailand
Official language: Thai. Population (CLDR): 70 million.
Map of regions
We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thai ไทย | Official | 80% |
| English | Widely used | 27% |
| Northeastern Thai | Widely used | 24% |
| Northern Thai | Minority | 9.6% |
| Southern Thai | Minority | 8% |
| Kelantan-Pattani Malay | Minority | 5% |
| Chinese 中文 | Minority | 1.8% |
| Northern Khmer | Minority | 1.7% |
| Shan | Minority | <0.1% |
| Hmong Daw | Minority | <0.1% |
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