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5 Countries with the Most Total Living Languages

840 languages

709 languages

532 languages

459 languages

335 languages

Country
Total Living Languages
Established Living Languages
Immigrant Living Languages
% of World's Living Languages
Papua New Guinea84084011.81%
Indonesia70970729.98%
Nigeria53252577.37%
India45945366.37%
United States3352191164.71%
Australia319226934.49%
China30530234.29%
Mexico29228754.11%
Cameroon27527413.87%
Brazil228217113.21%
DR Congo21421223.01%
Canada19596992.74%
Philippines19118382.69%
Russia159115442.24%
Malaysia144133112.03%
Chad13113011.84%
Nepal12912271.81%
Tanzania12612511.77%
Myanmar12612061.77%
Vanuatu11611061.63%
Vietnam11210931.58%
Ivory Coast10186151.42%
Germany9525701.34%
France9522731.42%
Peru949311.32%
Laos928571.29%
Ethiopia919011.28%
Colombia898541.25%
Thailand8873151.24%
Ghana878161.22%
Pakistan8574111.2%
United Kingdom8513721.2%
Iran847951.18%
Central African Republic8372111.17%
Sudan767511.07%
Kenya726751.01%
Solomon Islands72721.01%
Mali716831%
Burkina Faso71711%
South Sudan69690.97%
New Zealand654610.91%
Republic of the Congo646220.9%
Benin565510.79%
Zambia554690.77%
Turkey5439150.76%
Israel5336170.75%
Netherlands5015350.7%
Ukraine4821270.68%
Venezuela484260.68%
Kazakhstan4813350.68%
Italy4735120.66%
Angola474610.66%
Mozambique474340.66%
Norway4711360.66%
Senegal463880.65%
Togo464420.65%
Bangladesh454140.63%
Uganda454320.63%
Bolivia454320.63%
Gabon444310.62%
South Africa4230120.59%
Afghanistan424110.59%
Argentina4024160.56%
Guinea403730.56%
New Caledonia403820.56%
Denmark395340.55%
Azerbaijan3818200.53%
Finland3813250.53%
Botswana383170.53%
Uzbekistan3711260.52%
Sweden3715220.52%
Belgium3612240.51%
Austria3615210.51%
Taiwan3523120.49%
Spain3417170.48%
Greece3420140.48%
Liberia343130.48%
Tajikistan3313200.46%
Switzerland3313200.46%
Kyrgyzstan336270.46%
Namibia332760.46%
Turkmenistan316250.44%
Singapore312470.44%
Oman3117140.44%
Bhutan312380.44%
Guinea-Bissau302370.42%
Romania292630.41%
Cambodia292720.41%
Libya299200.41%
Iraq272340.38%
Poland272250.38%
Guatemala27270.38%
United Arab Emirates2710170.38%
Paraguay272340.38%
Croatia2716110.38%
Georgia272070.38%
Suriname272160.38%
Czech Republic2611150.37%
Sierra Leone262420.37%
Saudi Arabia257180.35%
Bulgaria2513120.35%
Syria241770.34%
Malawi241770.34%
Ecuador24240.34%
Zimbabwe242220.34%
Serbia241770.34%
Gambia2411130.34%
Egypt231670.32%
Niger23230.32%
Portugal2310130.32%
Algeria221840.31%
Hungary211830.3%
Timor-Leste212010.3%
Fiji2110110.3%
Madagascar201460.28%
Estonia207130.28%
Japan191540.27%
Micronesia191810.27%
Panama181440.25%
Qatar183150.25%
Guyana181620.25%
Yemen171160.24%
Chile171160.24%
Eritrea171520.24%
Brunei171520.24%
Lebanon16790.23%
Equatorial Guinea161420.23%
Latvia16880.23%
Cyprus165110.23%
Luxembourg164120.23%
French Guiana161330.23%
Morocco151410.21%
Tunisia15780.21%
Slovakia151230.21%
Lithuania151140.21%
Slovenia151140.21%
North Macedonia151050.21%
Somalia141310.2%
Jordan141130.2%
Mongolia141220.2%
Uruguay14590.2%
Moldova141040.2%
Armenia14860.2%
Bahrain14680.2%
Mauritius14770.2%
Ireland13580.18%
Montenegro13670.18%
Sri Lanka12750.17%
Honduras121020.17%
Costa Rica121110.17%
Puerto Rico12480.17%
Bosnia and Herzegovina12570.17%
Albania12840.17%
Belize12840.17%
Belarus11470.15%
Hong Kong11740.15%
Nicaragua11110.15%
Palestine10730.14%
Djibouti10550.14%
French Polynesia10910.14%
Dominican Republic9450.13%
Trinidad and Tobago9720.13%
Guam9270.13%
Sint Maarten9450.13%
Nauru9360.13%
Mauritania8710.11%
Jamaica8440.11%
Reunion8350.11%
Malta8440.11%
Sao Tome and Principe8530.11%
Kuwait7340.1%
Eswatini7520.1%
Macau7520.1%
American Samoa7250.1%
Northern Mariana Islands7430.1%
Comoros660.08%
Curacao6510.08%
Aruba6420.08%
United States Virgin Islands6330.08%
Palau6420.08%
South Korea5410.07%
Rwanda5320.07%
Cuba5320.07%
El Salvador550.07%
Lesotho550.07%
Bahamas5320.07%
Mayotte5320.07%
Andorra5410.07%
Dominica5320.07%
Liechtenstein5410.07%
Monaco550.07%
Saint Martin5320.07%
Cook Islands550.07%
Tokelau5230.07%
Burundi4310.06%
Haiti440.06%
Western Sahara4310.06%
Guadeloupe4310.06%
Martinique4310.06%
Saint Lucia4310.06%
Grenada440.06%
Jersey4310.06%
Tonga4310.06%
Antigua and Barbuda4220.06%
Cayman Islands4130.06%
Guernsey4310.06%
Turks and Caicos Islands4220.06%
Cape Verde3210.04%
Barbados330.04%
Samoa3210.04%
Kiribati3210.04%
Seychelles330.04%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines330.04%
Bermuda3210.04%
Greenland330.04%
Saint Kitts and Nevis330.04%
Gibraltar3210.04%
Saint Barthelemy330.04%
Wallis and Futuna330.04%
Tuvalu330.04%
Niue3210.04%
Maldives220.03%
Iceland220.03%
Isle of Man220.03%
Faroe Islands220.03%
British Virgin Islands220.03%
Marshall Islands220.03%
San Marino220.03%
Anguilla220.03%
Montserrat220.03%
Falkland Islands2110.03%
Vatican City220.03%
North Korea110.01%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon110.01%