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The following languages are listed as having 45 million or more total speakers in the 26th edition of Ethnologue published in 2023. This section does not include entries that Ethnologue identifies as macrolanguages encompassing all their respective varieties , such as Arabic , Lahnda , Persian , Malay , Pashto , and Chinese .
LanguageFamilyBranchFirst-language (l1) SpeakersEnglish (excl. creole languages )380 millionMandarin Chinese (incl. Standard Chinese, ...939 millionHindi (excl. Urdu )345 millionSpanish (excl. creole languages )485 millionBelow is a list of the 25 languages with the highest number of total speakers, according to data from the Ethnologue language catalog in the early 2020s. For a list of languages that counts only the number of native speakers, see languages by number of native speakers.
About 5 billion people are native speakers of just 25 languages. Below is a list of the 25 languages with the highest number of native speakers, according to data from the Ethnologue language catalog in the early 2020s.
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Minority Languages
Arabic is the official language in Jordan. Almost the entire population, including minority communities, speak Arabic. It is used in most written documents and media. As a junction between Arabia and the Middle East, many Arabic dialects intersect in Jordan. Such dialects have been influenced by French, English, and Turkish languages, and have had ...
As a British colony, English has been the primary foreign language in the country since 1946. It is taught alongside Arabic, which gives it a unique position in the country. In fact, it is a compulsory subject in secondary schools. Universities and institutions of higher learning have also made English a priority since the job market in Jordan requ...
There is a small French speaking population in Jordan. French is mainly spoken by Jordanians interested in cultural and commercial features of France. Students in secondary schools and university also have the option of learning French as a foreign language.
There are a number of minority languages spoken in Jordan today. These languages include Armenian and Caucasian dialects like Chechen and Circassian. Tagalog language is also spoken by foreign workers from the Philippines. Some older people speak Russian since the majority completed studies in the USSR. German is also commonly spoken by those with ...
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Aug 1, 2017 · About 9 million people in the world speak Swedish as their mother tongue. In Finland, about 290,747 people speak the language which is equivalent to 5.31% of the country's total population. About 92.4% of Swedish speakers in the country hail from the autonomous province of Åland.
Aug 1, 2017 · Albania is a relatively ethnically homogeneous country with a vast majority of the population speaking the Albanian language which is also the country’s official language. Minorities in the country speak their own native languages like Greek, Macedonian, Romani, and others.
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According to Glottolog, there are 109 languages spoken in Ethiopia, while Ethnologue lists 90 individual languages spoken in the country. Most people in the country speak Afroasiatic languages of the Cushitic or Semitic branches.
