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What Country Speaks Esperanto 2024
- Estimates regarding the number of people who speak Esperanto vary greatly, from fewer than 1,000 to two million.
- Speaker totals shown are derived from user-generated profiles in the online Esperanto Directory. As such, they are best viewed as minimum number of confirmed speakers rather than total number of speakers.
- Unlike most languages, which evolve naturally and gradually in response to geographical and cultural changes, Esperanto was deliberately invented in 1887 to serve as a universal common language for all humankind. As such, Esperanto speakers are not concentrated in any particular culture or region.
Country | Minimum # of Confirmed Speakers | Continent |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 454 | South America |
| United States | 411 | North America |
| France | 186 | Europe |
| Germany | 138 | Europe |
| Russia | 129 | AsiaEurope |
| Spain | 129 | Europe |
| United Kingdom | 99 | Europe |
| DR Congo | 83 | Africa |
| Mexico | 82 | North America |
| Poland | 79 | Europe |
| Iran | 74 | Asia |
| Canada | 60 | North America |
| Italy | 59 | Europe |
| Hungary | 59 | Europe |
| Belgium | 57 | Europe |
| Argentina | 53 | South America |
| Netherlands | 47 | Europe |
| Colombia | 37 | South America |
| Australia | 36 | Oceania |
| Ukraine | 30 | Europe |
| Venezuela | 30 | South America |
| Sweden | 30 | Europe |
| China | 28 | Asia |
| Japan | 27 | Asia |
| Tanzania | 22 | Africa |
| Turkey | 21 | Asia |
| Czech Republic | 21 | Europe |
| Switzerland | 17 | Europe |
| Indonesia | 16 | Asia |
| Philippines | 16 | Asia |
| Portugal | 15 | Europe |
| New Zealand | 15 | Oceania |
| Lithuania | 15 | Europe |
| Slovakia | 14 | Europe |
| India | 12 | Asia |
| Chile | 12 | South America |
| Senegal | 12 | Africa |
| Finland | 12 | Europe |
| Norway | 12 | Europe |
| Bulgaria | 11 | Europe |
| Costa Rica | 11 | North America |
| Peru | 10 | South America |
| Austria | 10 | Europe |
| Croatia | 10 | Europe |
| Vietnam | 9 | Asia |
| South Africa | 9 | Africa |
| South Korea | 9 | Asia |
| Taiwan | 9 | Asia |
| Romania | 9 | Europe |
| Kenya | 8 | Africa |
| Nepal | 8 | Asia |
| Cuba | 8 | North America |
| Greece | 7 | Europe |
| Serbia | 7 | Europe |
| Pakistan | 6 | Asia |
| Guatemala | 6 | North America |
| El Salvador | 6 | North America |
| Estonia | 6 | Europe |
| Madagascar | 5 | Africa |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | Asia |
| Uruguay | 5 | South America |
| Nigeria | 4 | Africa |
| Thailand | 4 | Asia |
| Benin | 4 | Africa |
| Bolivia | 4 | South America |
| Togo | 4 | Africa |
| Nicaragua | 4 | North America |
| Georgia | 4 | Asia |
| Slovenia | 4 | Europe |
| North Macedonia | 4 | Europe |
| Egypt | 3 | Africa |
| Malaysia | 3 | Asia |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | North America |
| Myanmar | 2 | Asia |
| Algeria | 2 | Africa |
| North Korea | 2 | Asia |
| Ecuador | 2 | South America |
| Honduras | 2 | North America |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | Asia |
| Paraguay | 2 | South America |
| Central African Republic | 2 | Africa |
| Panama | 2 | North America |
| Mongolia | 2 | Asia |
| Armenia | 2 | Asia |
| Iceland | 2 | Europe |
| Iraq | 1 | Asia |
| Morocco | 1 | Africa |
| Mozambique | 1 | Africa |
| Syria | 1 | Asia |
| Zambia | 1 | Africa |
| Somalia | 1 | Africa |
| Cambodia | 1 | Asia |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | Africa |
| Rwanda | 1 | Africa |
| South Sudan | 1 | Africa |
| Jordan | 1 | Asia |
| Tajikistan | 1 | Asia |
| Republic of the Congo | 1 | Africa |
| Oman | 1 | Asia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | Europe |
| Moldova | 1 | Europe |
| Montenegro | 1 | Europe |