Lists of countries and territories by official language explained

This is a list of lists of countries and territories by official language.

Other official languages

Hindustani

See also: Hindustani language.

width=100CountryRegionPopulationStatus
IndiaAsia1,367,703,110[1] Hindi is one of the two official union languages of India alongside English. Hindi and Urdu (both registers of Hindustani language) are official languages along with 20 others under the Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India.
PakistanAsia220,892,331[2] Urdu is co-official with English.
South AfricaAfrica59,622,350[3] More than 436,000 Hindi speakers.[4] According to the Constitution of South Africa, the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages.
FijiOceania889,327[5] Fiji Hindi is official alongside English and Fijian.
Total1,649,107,118

Italian

See also: Italian language.

CountryRegionPopulationclass=unsortableStatus
ItalyEurope60,198,633[6] Official language
SwitzerlandEurope8,619,259[7] Co-official language with German, French, and Romansh
Europe208,055Istria County
Europe93,089Slovene Istria
San MarinoEurope33,607[8] Official language
Europe825[9] Co-official language with Latin
Total69,153,468

Malay

See also: Malay language.

width=170CountryRegionPopulationPrimary Language?class=unsortableNotes
IndonesiaAsia237,424,363[10] Yes (as an Indonesian language)
MalaysiaAsia30,018,242[11] Yes
SingaporeAsia5,469,700[12] Yes (along with English, Mandarin & Tamil)
Asia417,200[13] Yes
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsOceania596[14] Yes (along with English)Cocos Malay and English are the official languages. Cocos Malay is a dialect of Malay with some different features. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian external territory.
Total273,330,101

Portuguese

See also: Portuguese language and Academia Brasileira de Letras.

CountryRegionPopulation[15] [16] More information
BrazilSouth America217,637,297[17] Brazilian Portuguese
MozambiqueAfrica21,669,278[18] Mozambican Portuguese
AngolaAfrica18,498,000[19] Angolan Portuguese
PortugalEurope10,318,000[20] European Portuguese
Equatorial GuineaAfrica1,795,834[21] Brazilian Portuguese
Asia1,245,000[22] East Timorese Portuguese
Guinea-BissauAfrica1,110,000[23] Guinean Portuguese
Asia641,000[24] Macanese Portuguese
Cape VerdeAfrica499,000[25] Cape Verdean Portuguese
Sao Tome and PrincipeAfrica212,679[26] Sao Tomean Portuguese
Total273,626,088

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Data.gov.in . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160619153514/https://data.gov.in/ . 19 June 2016 . 22 November 2019 . data.gov.in.
  2. Web site: United Nations . World Population Prospects 2019 .
  3. Web site: Fiji Bureau of Statistics - Fiji Bureau of Statistics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200408072353/https://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/ . 8 April 2020 . 18 April 2020 . www.statsfiji.gov.fj.
  4. Web site: Hindi . Joshua Project.
  5. Web site: Fiji Bureau of Statistics - Fiji Bureau of Statistics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200408072353/https://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/ . 8 April 2020 . 18 April 2020 . www.statsfiji.gov.fj.
  6. Web site: ISTAT - Demography, Statistics, Demographic Balance, Resident Population . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730101307/http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2019gen/index_e.html . 30 July 2019 . 29 August 2020 . demo.istat.it.
  7. Web site: UN Communication Group in Eswatini . 2 August 2017 . Swaziland successfully undertakes first digital census . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190831141826/http://sz.one.un.org/content/unct/swaziland/en/home/news-centre/news/swaziland-releases-population-count-from-2017-housing-and-popula.html . 31 August 2019 . 18 April 2020 . United Nations in Eswatini.
  8. Web site: San Marino - Population - Upeceds . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200326182005/https://www.statistica.sm/on-line/en/home/statistics/population.html . 26 March 2020 . 27 April 2020 . www.statistica.sm.
  9. Web site: 1 February 2019 . Population . 11 April 2020 . Vatican City State . it.
  10. Web site: Population Projection by Province, 2010–2035 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150725020946/http://www.bps.go.id/linkTabelStatis/view/id/1274 . 25 July 2015 . 18 May 2015 . Central Bureau of Statistics.
  11. Web site: Malaysia Population Clock . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131205145703/http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=213&lang=en . 5 December 2013 . 16 March 2014 . Department of Statistics, Malaysia . dmy.
  12. Web site: June 2014 . Statistics Singapore - Latest Data - Population (Mid-Year Estimates) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105202002/http://www.singstat.gov.sg/statistics/latest_data.html#14 . 5 November 2014 . 3 November 2014 . Statistics Singapore.
  13. Web site: National Statistics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161111141102/http://www.depd.gov.bn/SitePages/National%20Statistics.aspx . 11 November 2016 . 1 July 2015 . depd.gov.bn.
  14. Web site: Cocos (Keeling) Islands People 2020, CIA World Factbook . theodora.com.
  15. Web site: The World Factbook . 17 April 2021 . Central Intelligence Agency.
  16. Web site: The World Factbook . 25 January 2021 . Central Intelligence Agency.
  17. Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  18. Mozambique does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  19. Angola does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  20. The main language of Portuguese Communitities.
  21. (co-official with Spanish and French)
  22. [Official language|co-official]
  23. Guines-Bissau does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  24. Co-offical with Cantonese.
  25. Cape Verde does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  26. Sao Tome and Principe does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.

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