7 Countries With Most Languages Spoken, India’s rank is...

Jun 25, 2023, 07:59 IST

Kirtika Katira

7 - China: 307 

According to Ethnologue, 307 languages are spoken in China, and 279 of them are indigenous to the country.

6 - Australia: 317 

About 23 per cent of Australia’s population speak a language that isn’t English at home. There are 317 languages that the people of Australia use to converse.  

5 - USA: 337 

Thanks to a large immigrant population, 337 languages from all over the world are spoken in the United States of America. 

4 - India: 456 

According to Ethnologue, India has about 456 languages that are spoken in various regions of the country, however, the People’s Linguistic Survey of India, says that India has the second-highest number of languages (780), after Papua New Guinea (840).

3 - Nigeria: 527 

With more than 200 million people, Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and its largest democracy. It has over 300 ethnic groups and 527 languages. 

2 - Indonesia: 715 

Indonesia has the next highest number of languages at 715. Geographical diversity is a significant factor in the country’s linguistic diversity. 

1 - Papua New Guinea: 840

Papua New Guinea is the world’s most multilingual country, with a total of 840 languages spoken. 

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