World Map Of Languages
What languages are the most commonly spoken around the world.
World map of languages. There are at least 7 102 known languages alive in the world today. View a high resolution version of today s graphic by clicking here. Twenty three of these languages are a mother tongue for more than 50 million people. While we have a pretty good idea of how many people speak the major languages of the world determining where they re most spoken can be complicated.
Updated estimates from 2010 are also provided. Download world map in different languages like arabic german persian russian hindi dutch chinese urdu and much more. List of territorial entities where french is an official language. The tower of babel.
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They re also a unique way to map the world not through landmasses or geopolitical borders but through mother tongues. Today s infographic from alberto lucas lopez condenses the 7 102 known living languages today into a stunning visualization with individual colors. Hence according to unesco estimates which we visualized in the map above about half of the world s spoken languages will disappear by the end of the century. World language map this coloured map depicts countries according to the languages spoken over there.
All the world languages in one visualization by native speakers. Well that can be a tricky question. The following table contains the top 100 languages by estimated number of native speakers in the 2007 edition of the swedish encyclopedia nationalencyklopedin. This map shows what languages people speak in switzerland.
As census methods in different countries vary to a considerable extent and given that some countries do not record language in their censuses any list of languages by native speakers or total speakers is effectively based on estimates. Navigation map and statistical summary for the language situation in the world. 77 3 million 199 3 million 276 6 million. Go back to see more maps of switzerland maps of switzerland.
369 7 million 898 4 million 1 268 billion. The 23 languages make up the native tongue of 4 1 billion people. Languages provide a window into culture and history. Countries often have official languages that are given legal status but there are also additional designations including regional minority national and widely spoken languages that indicate a.
You can click on the map to enlarge it. 463 0 million 74 9 million.