Catalogue

Languages of the World

437 languages: all official and regional languages, plus languages used by at least a million people or 5% of some country’s population.

LanguageFamilyScript Speakers (estimate)Countries
English Indo-European Latin 1.7 billion 144 (83)
Chinese 中文 Sino-Tibetan Simplified Han 1.3 billion 19 (5)
Hindi हिन्दी Indo-European Devanagari 580 million 6 (1)
Spanish español Indo-European Latin 512 million 36 (21)
Arabic العربية Afro-Asiatic Arabic 379 million 38 (25)
French français Indo-European Latin 333 million 59 (35)
Urdu اردو Indo-European Arabic 313 million 5 (1)
Bangla বাংলা Indo-European Bangla 280 million 6 (1)
Portuguese português Indo-European Latin 249 million 16 (10)
Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Indo-European Gurmukhi 220 million 6
Russian русский Indo-European Cyrillic 208 million 23 (4)
Swahili Kiswahili Atlantic-Congo Latin 194 million 9 (4)
Indonesian Indonesia Austronesian Latin 181 million 3 (1)
German Deutsch Indo-European Latin 143 million 28 (6)
Japanese 日本語 Japonic Japanese 118 million 4 (1)
Telugu తెలుగు Dravidian Telugu 101 million 1
Western Panjabi Indo-European Arabic 101 million 2
Marathi मराठी Indo-European Devanagari 99 million 1
Javanese Jawa Austronesian Latin 96 million 3
Vietnamese Tiếng Việt Austroasiatic Latin 92 million 4 (1)
Tamil தமிழ் Dravidian Tamil 91 million 7 (2)
Persian فارسی Indo-European Arabic 89 million 9 (2)
Wu Chinese 吴语 Sino-Tibetan Simplified Han 85 million 1
Turkish Türkçe Turkic Latin 82 million 12 (2)
Cantonese 粵語 Sino-Tibetan Traditional Han 82 million 5 (1)
Korean 한국어 Koreanic Korean 79 million 7 (2)
Filipino Austronesian Latin 73 million 5 (1)
Egyptian Arabic مصري Afro-Asiatic Arabic 71 million 1
Italian italiano Indo-European Latin 70 million 15 (4)
Gujarati ગુજરાતી Indo-European Gujarati 66 million 4
Pashto پښتو Indo-European Arabic 58 million 4 (1)
Thai ไทย Tai-Kadai Thai 56 million 2 (1)
Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ Dravidian Kannada 52 million 1
Nigerian Pidgin Naijíriá Píjin Indo-European Latin 50 million 1
Malayalam മലയാളം Dravidian Malayalam 46 million 7
Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ Indo-European Odia 45 million 1
Levantine Arabic Afro-Asiatic Arabic 44 million 6
Hausa Afro-Asiatic Latin, Arabic 43 million 5
Sindhi سنڌي Indo-European Arabic, Devanagari 42 million 2
Polish polski Indo-European Latin 42 million 9 (1)
Xiang Chinese 湘语 Sino-Tibetan Simplified Han 41 million 1
Min Nan Chinese 閩南語 Sino-Tibetan Simplified Han 41 million 4
Amharic አማርኛ Afro-Asiatic Ethiopic 39 million 2 (1)
Algerian Arabic Afro-Asiatic Arabic 39 million 1
Oromo Oromoo Afro-Asiatic Latin 38 million 3
Burmese မြန်မာ Sino-Tibetan Myanmar 37 million 2 (1)
Malay Melayu Austronesian Latin, Arabic 37 million 4 (3)
Hakka Chinese 客家話 Sino-Tibetan Simplified Han 35 million 3
Bhojpuri भोजपुरी Indo-European Devanagari 35 million 3
Sundanese Basa Sunda Austronesian Latin 34 million 1
Uzbek o‘zbek Turkic Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic 34 million 6 (1)
Dutch Nederlands Indo-European Latin 33 million 9 (6)
Moroccan Arabic الدارجة Afro-Asiatic Arabic 33 million 1
Azerbaijani azərbaycan Turkic Latin 32 million 6 (1)
Yoruba Èdè Yorùbá Atlantic-Congo Latin 32 million 2
Sudanese Arabic Afro-Asiatic Arabic 31 million 1
Igbo Atlantic-Congo Latin 31 million 1
Saraiki Indo-European Arabic 30 million 1
Cebuano Austronesian Latin 28 million 1
Awadhi Indo-European Devanagari 27 million 2
Malagasy Austronesian Latin 27 million 1 (1)
Ukrainian українська Indo-European Cyrillic 25 million 7 (1)
Gan Chinese 赣语 Sino-Tibetan Simplified Han 24 million 1
Bavarian Boarisch Indo-European Latin 23 million 2
Nepali नेपाली Indo-European Devanagari 22 million 3 (1)
Maithili मैथिली Indo-European Devanagari 20 million 2
Romanian română Indo-European Latin 20 million 8 (2)
Nyanja Chichewa Atlantic-Congo Latin 19 million 4 (1)
Somali Soomaali Afro-Asiatic Latin 19 million 6 (1)
Assamese অসমীয়া Indo-European Bangla 18 million 1
Madurese Austronesian Latin 18 million 2
Central-Eastern Kamta Indo-European Bangla 17 million 2
Haryanvi हरियाणवी Indo-European Devanagari 17 million 1
Magahi Indo-European Devanagari 17 million 1
Marwari Indo-European Devanagari 17 million 1
Northeastern Thai Tai-Kadai Thai 17 million 1
Hausa States Fulfulde Atlantic-Congo Latin 16 million 1
Chhattisgarhi Indo-European Devanagari 16 million 1
Khmer ខ្មែរ Austroasiatic Khmer 15 million 1 (1)
Zulu isiZulu Atlantic-Congo Latin 15 million 5 (1)
Sinhala සිංහල Indo-European Sinhala 15 million 1 (1)
Kazakh қазақ тілі Turkic Cyrillic, Arabic 15 million 7 (1)
Deccan Marathi Indo-European Arabic 14 million 1
Shona chiShona Atlantic-Congo Latin 14 million 1 (1)
Akan Atlantic-Congo Latin 13 million 1
Swedish svenska Indo-European Latin 13 million 4 (3)
Czech čeština Indo-European Latin 13 million 2 (1)
Wolof Atlantic-Congo Latin 13 million 2
Hungarian magyar Uralic Latin 12 million 9 (1)
Greek Ελληνικά Indo-European Greek 12 million 10 (2)
Kurdish kurdî (kurmancî) Indo-European Latin 12 million 10
Low German Neddersass’sch Indo-European Latin 12 million 2
Kinyarwanda Atlantic-Congo Latin 12 million 3 (1)
Quechua Runasimi Quechuan Latin 12 million 3 (3)
Tajik тоҷикӣ Indo-European Cyrillic, Arabic, Latin 11 million 3 (1)
Iloko Ilokano Austronesian Latin 11 million 1
Luba-Lulua Atlantic-Congo Latin 11 million 1
Tigrinya ትግርኛ Afro-Asiatic Ethiopic 11 million 3 (1)
Xhosa IsiXhosa Atlantic-Congo Latin 11 million 2 (1)
Tunisian Arabic تونسي Afro-Asiatic Arabic 11 million 1
Umbundu Atlantic-Congo Latin 11 million 1
Bambara bamanakan Mande Latin, N’Ko 10 million 1 (1)
Afrikaans Indo-European Latin 10.0 million 3 (1)
Hiligaynon Austronesian Latin 9.9 million 1
Kikuyu Gikuyu Atlantic-Congo Latin 9.9 million 1
Haitian Creole kreyòl ayisyen Indo-European Latin 9.5 million 1 (1)
Hebrew עברית Afro-Asiatic Hebrew 9.4 million 1 (1)
Kimbundu Atlantic-Congo Latin 9.3 million 1
Hassaniyya Afro-Asiatic Arabic 9.3 million 5
Mossi Mooré Atlantic-Congo Latin 9.2 million 1
Fula Pulaar Atlantic-Congo Latin 9.0 million 12
Baluchi Indo-European Arabic 8.8 million 4
Krio Indo-European Latin 8.7 million 1
Rundi Ikirundi Atlantic-Congo Latin 8.6 million 1 (1)
Sichuan Yi ꆈꌠꉙ Sino-Tibetan Yi 8.5 million 1
Minangkabau Austronesian Latin 8.4 million 1
Swiss German Schwiizertüütsch Indo-European Latin 8.4 million 4
Sylheti Indo-European Bangla 8.4 million 1
Standard Moroccan Tamazight ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ Afro-Asiatic Tifinagh 8.2 million 1
Catalan català Indo-European Latin 8.2 million 4 (1)
Uyghur ئۇيغۇرچە Turkic Arabic, Cyrillic 8.2 million 4
Kanauji Indo-European Devanagari 7.9 million 1
Serbian српски Indo-European Cyrillic, Latin 7.8 million 8 (4)
Santali ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ Austroasiatic Ol Chiki 7.8 million 1
Bulgarian български Indo-European Cyrillic 7.7 million 6 (1)
Dyula Mande Latin 7.4 million 1
Danish dansk Indo-European Latin 7.2 million 4 (1)
Turkmen türkmen dili Turkic Latin, Arabic, Cyrillic 7.2 million 3 (1)
Tok Pisin Indo-European Latin 7.1 million 1 (1)
Bemba Ichibemba Atlantic-Congo Latin 7.1 million 1
Southern Sotho Sesotho Atlantic-Congo Latin 7.0 million 2 (2)
Slovak slovenčina Indo-European Latin 6.8 million 4 (1)
Albanian shqip Indo-European Latin 6.8 million 7 (3)
Croatian hrvatski Indo-European Latin 6.8 million 9 (2)
Mongolian монгол Mongolic Cyrillic 6.7 million 3 (1)
Northern Thai Tai-Kadai Lanna 6.7 million 1
Coptic Afro-Asiatic – 6.7 million 1
Tswana Setswana Atlantic-Congo Latin 6.5 million 4 (2)
Mewati Indo-European Devanagari 6.5 million 1
Luyia Luluhia Atlantic-Congo Latin 6.4 million 1
Ganda Luganda Atlantic-Congo Latin 6.4 million 1
Kashmiri کٲشُر Indo-European Arabic, Devanagari 6.0 million 2
Betawi Austronesian Latin 5.9 million 1
Sukuma Atlantic-Congo Latin 5.9 million 1
Finnish suomi Uralic Latin 5.8 million 4 (1)
Luo Dholuo Nilotic Latin 5.7 million 1
Northern Sotho Sepedi Atlantic-Congo Latin 5.7 million 1 (1)
Central Kurdish کوردیی ناوەندی Indo-European Arabic 5.6 million 2 (1)
Southern Thai Tai-Kadai Thai 5.6 million 1
Norwegian Bokmål norsk bokmål Indo-European Latin 5.5 million 1 (1)
Lao ລາວ Tai-Kadai Lao 5.5 million 1 (1)
Armenian հայերեն Indo-European Armenian 5.4 million 8 (1)
Ewe Eʋegbe Atlantic-Congo Latin 5.3 million 2
Tsonga Xitsonga Atlantic-Congo Latin 5.3 million 3 (1)
Guarani avañe’ẽ Tupian Latin 5.3 million 3 (1)
Maharashtrian Konkani Indo-European Devanagari 5.2 million 1
Balinese Austronesian Latin 5.1 million 1
Main-Franconian Indo-European Latin 5.0 million 1
Buginese Austronesian Latin 4.5 million 2
Konkani कोंकणी Indo-European Devanagari, Latin 4.5 million 1
Zarma Zarmaciine Songhay Latin 4.5 million 1
Kalenjin Nilotic Latin 4.4 million 1
Kamba Kikamba Atlantic-Congo Latin 4.4 million 1
Mazanderani مازرونی Indo-European Arabic 4.4 million 1
Georgian ქართული Kartvelian Georgian 4.4 million 4 (1)
Zhuang Vahcuengh Tai-Kadai Latin 4.4 million 1
Ndau Atlantic-Congo Latin 4.3 million 2
Makhuwa emakhuwa Atlantic-Congo Latin 4.3 million 1
Northern Hindko Indo-European Arabic 4.3 million 1
Banjar Austronesian Latin 4.2 million 2
Sidamo Afro-Asiatic Latin 4.1 million 1
Gilaki Indo-European Arabic 4.1 million 1
Kru Pidgin English Other and unclassified – 4.0 million 1
Lingala lingála Atlantic-Congo Latin 4.0 million 4
Southern Kurdish Indo-European Arabic 4.0 million 1
Mandingo Mande Latin, N’Ko 3.9 million 2
Shekhawati Indo-European Devanagari 3.9 million 1
Acehnese Austronesian Latin 3.9 million 1
Lombard Indo-European Latin 3.8 million 2
Garhwali Indo-European Devanagari 3.8 million 1
Lambadi Indo-European Telugu 3.8 million 1
Tiv Atlantic-Congo Latin 3.8 million 1
Bosnian bosanski Indo-European Latin, Cyrillic 3.8 million 1 (1)
Shan Tai-Kadai Myanmar 3.7 million 2
Fon Fɔngbè Atlantic-Congo Latin 3.7 million 1
Kabyle Taqbaylit Afro-Asiatic Latin 3.7 million 1 (1)
Central Atlas Tamazight Tamaziɣt n laṭlaṣ Afro-Asiatic Latin, Tifinagh 3.7 million 1 (1)
Susu Mande Latin 3.6 million 2
Bikol Austronesian Latin 3.5 million 1
Kelantan-Pattani Malay Austronesian Arabic 3.5 million 1
Kyrgyz кыргызча Turkic Cyrillic, Arabic, Latin 3.4 million 3 (1)
Waray Winaray Austronesian Latin 3.4 million 2
Gondi Dravidian Devanagari 3.4 million 1
Tatar татар Turkic Cyrillic 3.4 million 1
Galician galego Indo-European Latin 3.3 million 2
Efik Atlantic-Congo Latin 3.3 million 1
Ibibio Atlantic-Congo Latin 3.3 million 1
Baoulé Atlantic-Congo Latin 3.3 million 1
Tachelhit ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵜ Afro-Asiatic Tifinagh, Latin, Arabic 3.3 million 1
Nyankole Runyankore Atlantic-Congo Latin 3.1 million 1
Kumaoni Indo-European Devanagari 3.1 million 1
Tibetan བོད་སྐད་ Sino-Tibetan Tibetan 3.1 million 3
Belarusian беларуская Indo-European Cyrillic 3.1 million 4 (1)
Brahui Dravidian Arabic 3.0 million 1
Aymara aymar aru Aymaran Latin 3.0 million 2 (1)
Gusii Ekegusii Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.9 million 1
Dogri डोगरी Indo-European Devanagari 2.8 million 1
Sango Sängö Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.8 million 1 (1)
Sasak Austronesian Latin 2.7 million 1
Beja Afro-Asiatic Arabic 2.7 million 1
Oas Austronesian – 2.7 million 1
Pampanga Austronesian Latin 2.7 million 1
Jamaican Creole English Patwa Indo-European Latin 2.7 million 1
Kurukh Dravidian Devanagari 2.7 million 1
Chiga Rukiga Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.7 million 1
Luba-Katanga Tshiluba Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.7 million 1
Soga Olusoga Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.6 million 1
Batak Toba Austronesian Latin 2.6 million 1
Mende Mande Latin 2.6 million 2
Sadri Indo-European Devanagari 2.5 million 1
Waddar Dravidian Telugu 2.5 million 1
Lithuanian lietuvių Indo-European Latin 2.4 million 3 (1)
Timne Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.4 million 1
Tumbuka Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.4 million 2
Hazaragi Indo-European Arabic 2.4 million 1
Teso Kiteso Nilotic Latin 2.4 million 2
Swati siSwati Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.3 million 3 (2)
Meru Kĩmĩrũ Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.3 million 1
Afar Qafaraf Afro-Asiatic Latin 2.3 million 3
Tonga (Zambia) Atlantic-Congo – 2.3 million 1
Mozambique Lomwe Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.3 million 1
Kangri कांगड़ी Indo-European Devanagari 2.3 million 1
Nyamwezi Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.2 million 1
Western Balochi Indo-European Arabic 2.2 million 3
Hmong Daw Hmong-Mien Latin 2.2 million 6
Wolaytta Ta-Ne-Omotic Ethiopic 2.1 million 1
Khandesi Indo-European Devanagari 2.1 million 1
Tulu Dravidian Kannada 2.1 million 1
Wagdi Indo-European Devanagari 2.1 million 1
Northern Luri لۊری شومالی Indo-European Arabic 2.1 million 2
Serer Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.1 million 1
North Ndebele isiNdebele Atlantic-Congo Latin 2.1 million 1 (1)
Occitan Indo-European Latin 2.1 million 2
Makasar Austronesian Latin 2.1 million 1
Riffian Afro-Asiatic Latin, Tifinagh 2.0 million 2
Tamashek Afro-Asiatic Latin 2.0 million 2 (1)
Bodo बर’ Sino-Tibetan Devanagari 2.0 million 1
Slovenian slovenščina Indo-European Latin 2.0 million 4 (1)
Masai Maa Nilotic Latin 1.9 million 2
Lampung Api Austronesian Latin 1.9 million 1
Lango (Uganda) Nilotic Latin 1.9 million 1
Rohingya Indo-European Hanifi Rohingya 1.9 million 2
Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.8 million 1
Nimadi Indo-European Devanagari 1.8 million 1
Chuvash чӑваш Turkic Cyrillic 1.8 million 1
Acoli Nilotic Latin 1.8 million 1
Kongo Kikongo Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.7 million 1
Abron Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.7 million 1
Scots Indo-European Latin 1.7 million 1
Maasina Fulfulde Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.7 million 1 (1)
Bhili Indo-European Devanagari 1.7 million 1
Makonde Chimakonde Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.7 million 1
Bini Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.7 million 1
Domari Indo-European Arabic 1.7 million 1
Pangasinan Austronesian Latin 1.7 million 1
Q'eqchi' Mayan Latin 1.6 million 2
Nuclear Dan Mande Latin 1.6 million 2
Kpelle Mande Latin 1.6 million 2
Macedonian македонски Indo-European Cyrillic 1.6 million 3 (1)
Kaqchikel Mayan – 1.6 million 1
Kʼicheʼ Mayan Latin 1.6 million 1
Manipuri মৈতৈলোন্ Sino-Tibetan Bangla 1.6 million 2
Chechen нохчийн Nakh-Daghestanian Cyrillic 1.5 million 1
Sena Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.5 million 1
Makhuwa-Meetto Makua Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.5 million 1
Venda Tshivenḓa Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.5 million 2 (1)
Gheg Albanian Indo-European Latin 1.5 million 1
Kara-Kalpak Turkic Cyrillic, Latin 1.5 million 8
Masaaba Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.4 million 1
Bulu Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.4 million 1
Maguindanao Austronesian Latin 1.4 million 1
Rajasthani राजस्थानी Indo-European Devanagari 1.4 million 1
Ho Austroasiatic Devanagari 1.4 million 1
Venetian veneto Indo-European Latin 1.4 million 5
Norwegian Nynorsk norsk nynorsk Indo-European Latin 1.4 million 1 (1)
Mewari Indo-European Devanagari 1.4 million 1
Fur Furan Latin 1.4 million 1
Mundari Austroasiatic Bangla, Devanagari 1.3 million 2
Tausug Austronesian Latin 1.3 million 1
Hunsrik Indo-European Latin 1.3 million 1
Soninke Mande Latin 1.3 million 1 (1)
Bhilali Indo-European Devanagari 1.3 million 1
Rejang Austronesian Latin 1.3 million 1
Senari Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.3 million 1
Irish Gaeilge Indo-European Latin 1.3 million 2 (1)
Bakhtiari Indo-European Arabic 1.2 million 1
Frafra Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.2 million 1
West Flemish Indo-European Latin 1.2 million 1
Northern Khmer Austroasiatic Thai 1.2 million 1
Morisyen kreol morisien Indo-European Latin 1.2 million 1
Zaza Indo-European Latin 1.2 million 1
Hadothi Indo-European Devanagari 1.2 million 1
Gorontalo Austronesian Latin 1.2 million 1
Bena Hibena Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.1 million 1
Shambala Kishambaa Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.1 million 1
Lozi Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.1 million 1
Tigre ትግረ Afro-Asiatic Ethiopic 1.1 million 1
Ronga Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.1 million 1
Khasi Austroasiatic Latin 1.1 million 1
Bashkir башҡорт теле Turkic Cyrillic 1.1 million 1
Kabardian адыгэбзэ Abkhaz-Adyghe Cyrillic 1.1 million 2
Manyika Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.1 million 1
Kita Maninkakan Mande Latin 1.1 million 1
Latvian latviešu Indo-European Latin 1.1 million 1 (1)
Najdi Arabic Afro-Asiatic Arabic 1.1 million 1
Southern Luri Indo-European Arabic 1.1 million 1
Kachchi Indo-European Devanagari 1.1 million 1
Talysh Indo-European Latin 1.0 million 1
Chimborazo Highland Quichua Quechuan Latin 1.0 million 1
Ngaju Austronesian Latin 1.0 million 1
Adangme Atlantic-Congo Latin 1.0 million 1
Sardinian sardu Indo-European Latin 1.0 million 1
Southern Hindko Indo-European Arabic 1.0 million 1
Basque euskara Language isolates Latin 1.0 million 2
Newari Sino-Tibetan Devanagari 1.0 million 1
Kuanyama Atlantic-Congo Latin 981 thousand 1
Limburgish Limburgs Indo-European Latin 977 thousand 1
Ga Atlantic-Congo Latin 968 thousand 1
South Ndebele isiNdebele Atlantic-Congo Latin 967 thousand 1 (1)
Welsh Cymraeg Indo-European Latin 921 thousand 2
Fang Atlantic-Congo Latin 916 thousand 1
Kalanga Atlantic-Congo Latin 909 thousand 1
Tetum Tetun Austronesian Latin 889 thousand 1 (1)
Estonian eesti Uralic Latin 854 thousand 2 (1)
Western Frisian Frysk Indo-European Latin 764 thousand 1
Bassa Kru Latin 761 thousand 1
Nuer Thok Nath Nilotic Latin 711 thousand 1
N’Ko ߒߞߏ Mande N’Ko 699 thousand 1
Walloon walon Indo-European Latin 695 thousand 1
Avaric авар мацӀ Nakh-Daghestanian Cyrillic 676 thousand 1
Asturian asturianu Indo-European Latin 615 thousand 1
Pijin Indo-European Latin 596 thousand 1
Ndonga Atlantic-Congo Latin 589 thousand 1
Kabuverdianu Indo-European Latin 556 thousand 1
Adyghe адыгабзэ Abkhaz-Adyghe Cyrillic 554 thousand 3
Southern Grebo Kru Latin 544 thousand 1
Mingrelian მარგალური ნინა Kartvelian Georgian 539 thousand 1
Grebo Kru Latin 538 thousand 1
Jola-Fonyi joola Atlantic-Congo Latin 490 thousand 1
Ossetic ирон Indo-European Cyrillic 474 thousand 2
Maltese Malti Afro-Asiatic Latin 470 thousand 1 (1)
Khmu Austroasiatic Lao 461 thousand 1
Luxembourgish Lëtzebuergesch Indo-European Latin 450 thousand 1 (1)
Sranan Tongo Sranantongo Indo-European Latin 440 thousand 1
Erzya эрзянь кель Uralic Cyrillic 437 thousand 1
Kumyk Turkic Cyrillic 422 thousand 1
Dzongkha རྫོང་ཁ Sino-Tibetan Tibetan 419 thousand 2 (1)
Yakut саха тыла Turkic Cyrillic 394 thousand 1
Mann Mande – 391 thousand 1
Fiji Hindi Indo-European Devanagari, Latin 390 thousand 1 (1)
Divehi ދިވެހި Indo-European Thaana 385 thousand 2 (1)
Fijian na vosa vakaViti Austronesian Latin 371 thousand 1 (1)
Icelandic íslenska Indo-European Latin 364 thousand 1 (1)
Ingush гӀалгӀай мотт Nakh-Daghestanian Cyrillic 352 thousand 1
Ngazidja Comorian Atlantic-Congo Arabic 333 thousand 1 (1)
Buriat буряад хэлэн Mongolic Cyrillic 324 thousand 1
Nama Khoekhoegowab Khoe-Kwadi Latin 308 thousand 1
Ndzwani Comorian Atlantic-Congo Arabic 306 thousand 1 (1)
Lezghian лезги чӀал Nakh-Daghestanian Cyrillic 296 thousand 1
Moksha мокшень кяль Uralic Cyrillic 296 thousand 1
Bislama Indo-European Latin 286 thousand 1 (1)
Saafi-Saafi Atlantic-Congo – 283 thousand 1
Karachay-Balkar Turkic Cyrillic 282 thousand 1
Tuvinian тыва дыл Turkic Cyrillic 268 thousand 1
Udmurt удмурт кыл Uralic Cyrillic 268 thousand 1
Herero Atlantic-Congo Latin 255 thousand 1
Samoan gagana Sāmoa Austronesian Latin 253 thousand 2 (2)
Punu Atlantic-Congo Latin 221 thousand 1
Papiamento Papiamentu Indo-European Latin 217 thousand 2 (2)
Hiri Motu Other and unclassified Latin 211 thousand 1 (1)
Belize Kriol English Indo-European – 208 thousand 1
Ixil Mayan – 162 thousand 1
Latgalian latgaļu volūda Indo-European Latin 160 thousand 1
Mandjak Atlantic-Congo Latin 145 thousand 1
Māori Austronesian Latin 145 thousand 1 (1)
Bube Atlantic-Congo Latin 142 thousand 1
Tshangla Sino-Tibetan Tibetan 133 thousand 1
Balanta-Ganja Atlantic-Congo Latin 115 thousand 1
Komi коми кыв Uralic Cyrillic 114 thousand 1
Abkhazian аԥсуа бызшәа Abkhaz-Adyghe Cyrillic 112 thousand 2
Tongan lea fakatonga Austronesian Latin 100 thousand 1 (1)
Seselwa Creole French kreol seselwa Indo-European Latin 96 thousand 1 (1)
Mankanya Atlantic-Congo Latin 95 thousand 2
Tahitian reo Tahiti Austronesian Latin 94 thousand 1 (1)
Lak Nakh-Daghestanian Cyrillic 92 thousand 1
Scottish Gaelic Gàidhlig Indo-European Latin 75 thousand 1
Faroese føroyskt Indo-European Latin 73 thousand 2 (1)
Gilbertese taetae ni Kiribati Austronesian Latin 70 thousand 1 (1)
Võro võro kiil Uralic Latin 68 thousand 1
Marshallese kajin M̧ajeļ Austronesian Latin 60 thousand 1 (1)
Kalaallisut Eskimo-Aleut Latin 56 thousand 2 (1)
Northern Sami davvisámegiella Uralic Latin 53 thousand 3
Kashubian kaszëbsczi jãzëk Indo-European Latin 50 thousand 1
Chamorro Chamoru Austronesian Latin 46 thousand 2 (1)
Noon Atlantic-Congo Latin 45 thousand 1
Romansh rumantsch Indo-European Latin 44 thousand 1
Komi-Permyak Uralic Cyrillic 44 thousand 1
Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Eskimo-Aleut Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, Latin 43 thousand 1
Hawaiian ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Austronesian Latin 30 thousand 1
Chuukese Austronesian Latin 30 thousand 1
Ch'orti' Mayan – 24 thousand 1
Pohnpeian Austronesian Latin 23 thousand 1
Bassari-Tanda Atlantic-Congo Latin 18 thousand 1
Sanskrit संस्कृत भाषा Indo-European – 17 thousand 1
Palauan Austronesian Latin 16 thousand 1 (1)
Upper Sorbian hornjoserbšćina Indo-European Latin 13 thousand 1
Plains Cree Algic Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics 13 thousand 1
Chipewyan Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit Latin 12 thousand 1
Northern Frisian Indo-European Latin 10 thousand 1
Sacapulteco Mayan – 9.9 thousand 1
East Uvean Austronesian Latin 9.4 thousand 1
Uspanteco Mayan – 8.2 thousand 1
Kosraean Austronesian Latin 8.0 thousand 1
Lower Sorbian dolnoserbšćina Indo-European Latin 7.0 thousand 1
Nauru dorerin Naoero Austronesian Latin 6.9 thousand 1 (1)
Yapese Austronesian Latin 6.6 thousand 1
Xincan Xincan – 4.9 thousand 1
East Futuna Austronesian Latin 4.8 thousand 1
Bedik Atlantic-Congo Latin 3.4 thousand 1
Virgin Islands Creole English Indo-European Latin 3.1 thousand 1
Slave Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit Latin 2.3 thousand 1
Dogrib Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit Latin 2.1 thousand 1
Manx Gaelg Indo-European Latin 1.7 thousand 1 (1)
Niuean Austronesian Latin 1.1 thousand 1 (1)
Latin Latina Indo-European Latin 820 1
Skolt Sami Uralic Latin 620 1
Gwichʼin Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit Latin 310 1

In brackets – the number of countries where the language is official or co-official.