Arabic Speaking Countries 2025

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5 Countries with the Most Arabic Speakers

Egypt Flag

Egypt

82,449,200

Algeria Flag

Algeria

40,100,000

Sudan Flag

Sudan

28,164,500

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia

27,178,770

Morocco Flag

Morocco

25,003,930

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Arabic Speakers↓
Population
Egypt82,449,200118,366,000
Algeria40,100,00047,435,300
Sudan28,164,50051,662,100
Saudi Arabia27,178,77034,566,300
Morocco25,003,93038,430,800
Iraq22,908,12047,020,800
Syria17,951,63925,620,400
Yemen14,671,00041,773,900
Tunisia10,800,50012,348,600
Jordan5,083,30011,520,700
Libya4,526,0007,458,560
Lebanon4,180,0005,849,420
Somalia3,788,00019,654,700
Palestine3,762,0765,589,620
United Arab Emirates3,607,60011,346,000
Mauritania3,140,0005,315,060
Oman2,518,8165,494,690
Kuwait1,735,0005,026,080
Chad1,320,00021,003,700
Qatar1,215,9003,115,890
Bahrain690,3021,643,330
Eritrea249,7003,607,000
Djibouti97,9001,184,080
India1,463,870,000
China1,416,100,000
United States347,276,000
Indonesia285,721,000
Pakistan255,220,000
Nigeria237,528,000
Brazil212,812,000
Bangladesh175,687,000
Russia143,997,000
Ethiopia135,472,000
Mexico131,947,000
Japan123,103,000
Philippines116,787,000
DR Congo112,832,000
Vietnam101,599,000
Iran92,417,700
Turkey87,685,400
Germany84,075,100
Thailand71,619,900
Tanzania70,545,900
United Kingdom69,551,300
France66,650,800
South Africa64,747,300
Italy59,146,300
Kenya57,532,500
Myanmar54,850,600
Colombia53,425,600
South Korea51,667,000
Uganda51,384,900
Spain47,890,000
Argentina45,851,400
Afghanistan43,844,100
Canada40,126,700
Angola39,040,000
Ukraine38,980,400
Poland38,140,900
Uzbekistan37,053,400
Malaysia35,977,800
Mozambique35,631,700
Ghana35,064,300
Peru34,576,700
Madagascar32,740,700
Ivory Coast32,711,500
Cameroon29,879,300
Nepal29,618,100
Venezuela28,516,900
Niger27,917,800
Australia26,974,000
North Korea26,571,000
Mali25,198,800
Burkina Faso24,074,600
Sri Lanka23,229,500
Taiwan23,112,800
Malawi22,216,100
Zambia21,913,900
Kazakhstan20,843,800
Chile19,859,900
Senegal18,932,000
Romania18,908,600
Guatemala18,687,900
Netherlands18,346,800
Ecuador18,289,900
Cambodia17,848,000
Zimbabwe16,950,800
Guinea15,099,700
Benin14,814,500
Rwanda14,569,300
Burundi14,390,000
Bolivia12,581,800
South Sudan12,188,800
Haiti11,906,100
Belgium11,758,600
Dominican Republic11,520,500
Honduras11,005,800
Cuba10,937,200
Tajikistan10,786,700
Papua New Guinea10,762,800
Sweden10,656,600
Czech Republic10,609,200
Portugal10,411,800
Azerbaijan10,397,700
Greece9,938,840
Togo9,721,610
Hungary9,632,290
Israel9,517,180
Austria9,113,570
Belarus8,997,600
Switzerland8,967,410
Sierra Leone8,819,790
Laos7,873,050
Turkmenistan7,618,850
Hong Kong7,396,080
Kyrgyzstan7,295,030
Paraguay7,013,080
Nicaragua7,007,500
Bulgaria6,714,560
Serbia6,689,040
Republic of the Congo6,484,440
El Salvador6,365,500
Denmark6,002,510
Singapore5,870,750
Liberia5,731,210
Finland5,623,330
Norway5,623,070
Central African Republic5,513,280
Slovakia5,474,880
Ireland5,308,040
New Zealand5,251,900
Costa Rica5,152,950
Panama4,571,190
Croatia3,848,160
Georgia3,806,670
Mongolia3,517,100
Uruguay3,384,690
Puerto Rico3,235,290
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,140,100
Namibia3,092,820
Moldova2,996,110
Armenia2,952,360
Jamaica2,837,080
Lithuania2,830,140
Gambia2,822,090
Albania2,771,510
Gabon2,593,130
Botswana2,562,120
Lesotho2,363,320
Guinea-Bissau2,249,520
Slovenia2,117,070
Equatorial Guinea1,938,430
Latvia1,853,560
North Macedonia1,813,790
Trinidad and Tobago1,511,160
Timor-Leste1,418,520
Cyprus1,370,750
Estonia1,344,230
Mauritius1,268,280
Eswatini1,256,170
Fiji933,154
Comoros882,847
Reunion882,405
Solomon Islands838,645
Guyana835,986
Bhutan796,682
Macau722,007
Luxembourg680,453
Suriname639,850
Montenegro632,729
Western Sahara600,904
Malta545,405
Maldives529,676
Cape Verde527,326
Brunei466,330
Belize422,924
Bahamas403,033
Iceland398,266
Guadeloupe373,791
Martinique340,439
Mayotte337,011
Vanuatu335,169
French Guiana313,666
New Caledonia295,333
Barbados282,623
French Polynesia282,465
Sao Tome and Principe240,254
Samoa219,306
Curacao185,487
Saint Lucia180,149
Guam168,999
Kiribati136,488
Seychelles132,779
Grenada117,303
Micronesia113,683
Aruba108,147
Jersey103,989
Tonga103,742
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99,924
Antigua and Barbuda94,209
United States Virgin Islands84,138
Isle of Man84,118
Andorra82,904
Cayman Islands75,844
Dominica65,871
Bermuda64,555
Guernsey64,477
Faroe Islands56,002
Greenland55,745
Saint Kitts and Nevis46,922
Turks and Caicos Islands46,855
American Samoa46,029
Sint Maarten43,923
Northern Mariana Islands43,541
Liechtenstein40,128
Gibraltar40,126
British Virgin Islands39,732
Monaco38,341
Marshall Islands36,282
San Marino33,572
Saint Martin24,941
Palau17,663
Anguilla14,728
Cook Islands13,263
Nauru12,025
Saint Barthelemy11,414
Wallis and Futuna11,194
Tuvalu9,492
Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,574
Montserrat4,359
Falkland Islands3,469
Tokelau2,608
Niue1,821
Vatican City501

There are a total of 25 independent states and territories that has Arabic as their native language. The most populous of these is Egypt. The country of Egypt has a population of around 90 million people. Over 93% of the total population – or over 82 million people – in Egypt speak Arabic, which is the official language of the nation.

There are six independent nations where Arabic is either the national language or an official minority language. However, it is not the primary language. In Cyprus, Iran and Turkey, Arabic is a minority language. In Mali, Niger and Senegal, it is the national language.

There are also four independent nations where Arabic is officially recognized in the constitution and has a special status. This applies to Iran, Israel, Pakistan and the Philippines.

In addition to the independent countries that recognize Arabic as an official language, there are nine non-sovereign entities and regions where Arabic is an official or de facto official language.

These regions include Azawad, Iraqi Kurdistan, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Khatumo, Puntland, Rojava, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Somaliland and the Syrian opposition.