What Country Speaks Esperanto 2025
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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 |
- 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.
