Languages
Creole-Speaking Countries 2026
Official Language
Yes
No
Official Language
41 countries
4 countries
Country | Official Language↓ | Creole Variant(s) Spoken | Subregion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Haiti | Yes | Creole-French | Caribbean |
 | Papua New Guinea | Yes | Creole-English | Melanesia |
 | Sao Tome and Principe | Yes | Creole-Portuguese | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Seychelles | Yes | Creole, Creole-French | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | India | No | Creole, Creole-Portuguese | Southern Asia, South Central Asia |
 | United States | No | Creole-English | Northern America |
 | Nigeria | No | Creole-English | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Brazil | No | Creole-French | South America, Latin America |
 | Japan | No | Creole-English | Eastern Asia |
 | United Kingdom | No | Creole-English | Northern Europe |
 | Kenya | No | Creole-Arabic | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Colombia | No | Creole-English | South America, Latin America |
 | Uganda | No | Creole-Arabic | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Malaysia | No | Creole-English, Creole-Portuguese | Southeast Asia |
 | Cameroon | No | Creole-English-French-Cameroonian | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Australia | No | Creole-English | Australia and New Zealand |
 | Sri Lanka | No | Creole-Portuguese | Southern Asia, South Central Asia |
 | South Sudan | No | Creole-Arabic | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Sierra Leone | No | Creole-English | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Nicaragua | No | Creole | Central America, Latin America |
 | Singapore | No | Creole-English | Southeast Asia |
 | Liberia | No | Liberian Kreyol | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Costa Rica | No | Creole-English | Central America, Latin America |
 | Panama | No | Creole | Central America, Latin America |
 | Jamaica | No | Creole-English | Caribbean |
 | Guinea-Bissau | No | Creole-Portuguese | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Equatorial Guinea | No | Creole-Portuguese | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | No | Creole-English | Caribbean |
 | Mauritius | No | Creole, Creole-French | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Reunion | No | Creole-French | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Guyana | No | Creole-English, Creole-Dutch | South America, Latin America |
 | Suriname | No | Creole-English | South America, Latin America |
 | Cape Verde | No | Creole-Portuguese | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Belize | No | Creole-English | Central America, Latin America |
 | Bahamas | No | Creole-English | Caribbean |
 | Vanuatu | No | Creole-English | Melanesia |
 | French Guiana | No | Creole-French | South America, Latin America |
 | Barbados | No | Creole-English | Caribbean |
 | Grenada | No | Creole-English, Creole-French | Caribbean |
 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | Creole-English | Caribbean |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | No | Creole-English | Caribbean |
 | Dominica | No | Creole-English, Creole-French | Caribbean |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | No | Creole-English | Caribbean |
 | Sint Maarten | No | Creole | Caribbean |
 | Saint Martin | No | Creole | Caribbean, Latin America |
 | China | Eastern Asia | ||
 | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | ||
 | Pakistan | Southern Asia, South Central Asia | ||
 | Bangladesh | Southern Asia, South Central Asia | ||
 | Russia | Eastern Europe | ||
 | Ethiopia | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Mexico | Central America, Latin America | ||
 | Egypt | Northern Africa, The Middle East | ||
 | Philippines | Southeast Asia | ||
 | DR Congo | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | ||
 | Iran | Southern Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Turkey | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Germany | Western Europe | ||
 | Tanzania | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Thailand | Southeast Asia | ||
 | France | Western Europe | ||
 | South Africa | Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Italy | Southern Europe | ||
 | Myanmar | Southeast Asia | ||
 | Sudan | Northern Africa | ||
 | South Korea | Eastern Asia | ||
 | Algeria | Northern Africa | ||
 | Iraq | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Spain | Southern Europe | ||
 | Argentina | South America, Latin America | ||
 | Afghanistan | South Central Asia, Southern Asia | ||
 | Yemen | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Canada | Northern America | ||
 | Angola | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Ukraine | Eastern Europe | ||
 | Morocco | Northern Africa | ||
 | Poland | Eastern Europe | ||
 | Uzbekistan | Central Asia, South Central Asia | ||
 | Mozambique | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Ghana | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Saudi Arabia | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Peru | South America, Latin America | ||
 | Madagascar | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Ivory Coast | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Nepal | Southern Asia, South Central Asia | ||
 | Niger | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Venezuela | South America, Latin America | ||
 | North Korea | Eastern Asia | ||
 | Syria | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Mali | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Burkina Faso | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Taiwan | Eastern Asia | ||
 | Malawi | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Zambia | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Chad | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Kazakhstan | Central Asia | ||
 | Somalia | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Chile | South America, Latin America | ||
 | Senegal | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Guatemala | Central America, Latin America | ||
 | Romania | Eastern Europe | ||
 | Netherlands | Western Europe | ||
 | Ecuador | South America, Latin America | ||
 | Cambodia | Southeast Asia | ||
 | Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Guinea | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Benin | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Rwanda | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Burundi | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Bolivia | South America, Latin America | ||
 | Tunisia | Northern Africa | ||
 | Belgium | Western Europe | ||
 | Dominican Republic | Caribbean | ||
 | Jordan | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | United Arab Emirates | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Honduras | Central America, Latin America | ||
 | Tajikistan | Central Asia, South Central Asia | ||
 | Cuba | Caribbean | ||
 | Sweden | Northern Europe | ||
 | Czechia | Eastern Europe | ||
 | Azerbaijan | Western Asia | ||
 | Portugal | Southern Europe | ||
 | Togo | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Greece | Southern Europe | ||
 | Israel | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Hungary | Eastern Europe | ||
 | Austria | Western Europe | ||
 | Switzerland | Western Europe | ||
 | Belarus | Eastern Europe | ||
 | Laos | Southeast Asia | ||
 | Turkmenistan | Central Asia, South Central Asia | ||
 | Libya | Northern Africa | ||
 | Kyrgyzstan | Central Asia, South Central Asia | ||
 | Hong Kong | Eastern Asia | ||
 | Paraguay | South America, Latin America | ||
 | Bulgaria | Eastern Europe | ||
 | Serbia | Southern Europe | ||
 | Republic of the Congo | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | El Salvador | Central America, Latin America | ||
 | Denmark | Northern Europe | ||
 | Lebanon | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Central African Republic | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Palestine | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Oman | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Norway | Northern Europe | ||
 | Finland | Northern Europe | ||
 | Mauritania | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Slovakia | Eastern Europe | ||
 | Ireland | Northern Europe | ||
 | New Zealand | Australia and New Zealand | ||
 | Kuwait | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Croatia | Southern Europe | ||
 | Georgia | Western Asia | ||
 | Eritrea | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Mongolia | Eastern Asia | ||
 | Uruguay | South America, Latin America | ||
 | Puerto Rico | Caribbean | ||
 | Qatar | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Namibia | Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Southern Europe | ||
 | Moldova | Eastern Europe | ||
 | Armenia | Western Asia | ||
 | Gambia | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Lithuania | Northern Europe | ||
 | Albania | Southern Europe | ||
 | Gabon | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Botswana | Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Lesotho | Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Slovenia | Southern Europe | ||
 | Latvia | Northern Europe | ||
 | North Macedonia | Southern Europe | ||
 | Bahrain | Western Asia, The Middle East | ||
 | Timor-Leste | Southeast Asia | ||
 | Cyprus | Eastern Europe, The Middle East | ||
 | Estonia | Northern Europe | ||
 | Eswatini | Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Djibouti | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Fiji | Melanesia | ||
 | Comoros | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Solomon Islands | Melanesia | ||
 | Bhutan | Southern Asia, South Central Asia | ||
 | Macau | Eastern Asia | ||
 | Luxembourg | Western Europe | ||
 | Montenegro | Southern Europe | ||
 | Western Sahara | Northern Africa | ||
 | Malta | Southern Europe | ||
 | Maldives | Southern Asia, South Central Asia | ||
 | Brunei | Southeast Asia | ||
 | Iceland | Northern Europe | ||
 | Guadeloupe | Caribbean, Latin America | ||
 | Mayotte | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Martinique | Caribbean, Latin America | ||
 | New Caledonia | Melanesia | ||
 | French Polynesia | Polynesia | ||
 | Samoa | Polynesia | ||
 | Curacao | Caribbean | ||
 | Saint Lucia | Caribbean | ||
 | Guam | Micronesia | ||
 | Kiribati | Micronesia | ||
 | Micronesia | Micronesia | ||
 | Aruba | Caribbean | ||
 | Jersey | Northern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
 | Tonga | Polynesia | ||
 | Isle of Man | Northern Europe | ||
 | Andorra | Southern Europe | ||
 | United States Virgin Islands | Caribbean | ||
 | Cayman Islands | Caribbean | ||
 | Guernsey | Northern Europe | ||
 | Bermuda | Northern America | ||
 | Faroe Islands | Northern Europe | ||
 | Greenland | Northern America | ||
 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Caribbean | ||
 | American Samoa | Polynesia | ||
 | Northern Mariana Islands | Micronesia | ||
 | Gibraltar | Southern Europe | ||
 | Liechtenstein | Western Europe | ||
 | British Virgin Islands | Caribbean | ||
 | Monaco | Western Europe | ||
 | Marshall Islands | Micronesia | ||
 | San Marino | Southern Europe | ||
 | Palau | Micronesia | ||
 | Anguilla | Caribbean | ||
 | Cook Islands | Polynesia | ||
 | Nauru | Micronesia | ||
 | Saint Barthelemy | Caribbean, Latin America | ||
 | Wallis and Futuna | Polynesia | ||
 | Tuvalu | Polynesia | ||
 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Northern America | ||
 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Eastern Africa | ||
 | Montserrat | Caribbean | ||
 | Falkland Islands | South America, Latin America | ||
 | Tokelau | Polynesia | ||
 | Niue | Polynesia | ||
 | Vatican City | Southern Europe |
- Linguistically, creole languages are “in-between” languages that appear in regions where people groups who speak separate primary languages need to communicate, so a blended “creole” language develops over time. Due to this unique method of origin, creole languages are rarely an official country language even in countries where some form of creole is widely spoken.
Highlighted Countries
Jamaica
The Caribbean island nation of Jamaica is one of the more fluent creole-speaking countries. Although it isn’t the native tongue, a whopping 94% of the Jamaican population can speak Creole.
Guyana
The people of Guyana are no strangers to speaking Creole. An impressive 96% of those in the South American country of Guyana can speak Creole.
Bahamas
In the Bahamas, Creole isn’t an unfamiliar tongue. A reported 89% of the people who live in this Caribbean nation are Creole speaking.
Grenada
Among all the countries that have a high number of creole-speaking citizens, no other country has more than the Caribbean country of Grenada. In fact, 100% of the people who call Grenada home also speak Creole.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Another Caribbean nation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, also speak Creole. An eye-popping 99% of the people in Saint Vincent can use the language.
Costa Rica
While Creole has found a home and popularity in many cultures, it hasn’t caught on everywhere. While the country of Costa Rica in Central America speaks Creole, that applies to only 2% of the population.
Antigua and Barbuda
Another Caribbean nation where Creole is a familiar and common tongue is Antiqua and Barbuda. It is estimated that 95% of those in Antiqua can speak Creole.
Dominica
Although Creole isn’t the language of the country, in Dominica 100% of the population can speak Creole. That also gives Dominica something in common with other Caribbean nations.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Not to be outdone, the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis are also creole-speaking people. To be precise, 100% of the people in Saint Kitts and Nevis have the ability to speak this unique language.
Colombia
While the language of Creole isn’t a popular one in Colombia, it is a language that may be occasionally heard in this South American country.
Trinidad and Tobago
The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago are also places where Creole is rarely spoken. In fact, less than 3% of the population speak Creole here.
Honduras
The Central American country of Honduras also has some slight familiarity with Creole, although less than 1% of the people here use the language.
Although the language of Creole is the national language of none, it is spoken by many. Creole is also a very distinctive sound, and it is undoubtedly a unique language. And if you are in the right place, it may also be a fairly common language too.
