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.
| Language | Family | Script | 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.