Practical facts by country
Official languages: Europe
The official languages of each country in Europe as the Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) lists them - official by law, official in practice (de facto) and official only in some regions - with CLDR's estimate of the share of the population that uses each.
Questions and answers
- What language do they speak in Albania?
- Unicode CLDR lists Albanian (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Albania. Albania travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Austria?
- Unicode CLDR lists German (about 97% of the population) as the official language of Austria. It lists Croatian, Slovenian and Hungarian as official in some regions. Austria travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Belarus?
- Unicode CLDR lists Russian (about 71% of the population) and Belarusian (about 26%) as the official languages of Belarus. Belarus travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Belgium?
- Unicode CLDR lists Dutch (about 55% of the population), French (about 38%) and German (about 22%) as the official languages of Belgium. Belgium travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Unicode CLDR lists Bosnian (about 99% of the population), Croatian (about 12%) and Serbian (about 10%) as the official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Bulgaria?
- Unicode CLDR lists Bulgarian (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Bulgaria. Bulgaria travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Croatia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Croatian (about 99% of the population) as the official language of Croatia. It lists Italian and Venetian as official in some regions. Croatia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Cyprus?
- Unicode CLDR lists Greek (about 95% of the population) and Turkish (about 23%) as the official languages of Cyprus. Cyprus travel guide →
- What language do they speak in the Czech Republic?
- Unicode CLDR lists Czech (about 98% of the population) as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech Republic travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Denmark?
- Unicode CLDR lists Danish (about 93% of the population) as the official language of Denmark. It lists German and Kalaallisut as official in some regions. Denmark travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Estonia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Estonian (about 71% of the population) as the official language of Estonia. Estonia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Faroe Islands?
- Unicode CLDR lists Faroese (about 95% of the population) as the official language of Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Finland?
- Unicode CLDR lists Finnish (about 94% of the population) and Swedish (about 44%) as the official languages of Finland. It lists Skolt Sami as official in some regions. Finland travel guide →
- What language do they speak in France?
- Unicode CLDR lists French (about 97% of the population) as the official language of France. France travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Georgia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Georgian (about 86% of the population) as the official language of Georgia. It lists Abkhazian and Ossetic as official in some regions. Georgia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Germany?
- Unicode CLDR lists German (about 91% of the population) as the official language of Germany. It lists Northern Frisian as official in some regions. Germany travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Greece?
- Unicode CLDR lists Greek (about 99% of the population) as the official language of Greece. Greece travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Hungary?
- Unicode CLDR lists Hungarian (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Hungary. Hungary travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Iceland?
- Unicode CLDR lists Icelandic (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Iceland. Iceland travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Ireland?
- Unicode CLDR lists English (about 98% of the population) and Irish (about 22%) as the official languages of Ireland. Ireland travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Italy?
- Unicode CLDR lists Italian (about 95% of the population) as the official language of Italy. It lists French and Venetian as official in some regions. Italy travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Kosovo?
- Unicode CLDR lists Albanian (about 92% of the population) and Serbian (about 5%) as the official languages of Kosovo. Kosovo travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Latvia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Latvian (about 61% of the population) as the official language of Latvia. Latvia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Lithuania?
- Unicode CLDR lists Lithuanian (about 86% of the population) as the official language of Lithuania. Lithuania travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Luxembourg?
- Unicode CLDR lists French (about 92% of the population), Luxembourgish (about 67%) and German (about 63%) as the official languages of Luxembourg. Luxembourg travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Malta?
- Unicode CLDR lists Maltese (nearly all of the population) and English (about 88%) as the official languages of Malta. Malta travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Moldova?
- Unicode CLDR lists Romanian (about 63% of the population) as the official language of Moldova. Moldova travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Montenegro?
- Unicode CLDR lists Serbian (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Montenegro. Montenegro travel guide →
- What language do they speak in the Netherlands?
- Unicode CLDR lists Dutch (nearly all of the population) as the official language of the Netherlands. It lists Western Frisian as official in some regions. Netherlands travel guide →
- What language do they speak in North Macedonia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Macedonian (about 67% of the population) as the official language of North Macedonia. It lists Albanian as official in some regions. North Macedonia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Norway?
- Unicode CLDR lists Norwegian (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Norway. It lists Northern Sami as official in some regions. Norway travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Poland?
- Unicode CLDR lists Polish (about 96% of the population) as the official language of Poland. It lists German, Kashubian and Lithuanian as official in some regions. Poland travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Portugal?
- Unicode CLDR lists Portuguese (about 96% of the population) as the official language of Portugal. Portugal travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Romania?
- Unicode CLDR lists Romanian (about 90% of the population) as the official language of Romania. Romania travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Russia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Russian (about 94% of the population) as the official language of Russia. It lists Tatar, Bashkir, Chechen and 16 more as official in some regions. Russia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Serbia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Serbian (about 99% of the population) as the official language of Serbia. It lists Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian and 2 more as official in some regions. Serbia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Slovakia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Slovak (about 90% of the population) as the official language of Slovakia. Slovakia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Slovenia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Slovenian (about 87% of the population) as the official language of Slovenia. It lists Venetian as official in some regions. Slovenia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Spain?
- Unicode CLDR lists Spanish (about 99% of the population) as the official language of Spain. It lists Catalan, Galician, Basque and 2 more as official in some regions. Spain travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Sweden?
- Unicode CLDR lists Swedish (about 95% of the population) as the official language of Sweden. It lists Finnish as official in some regions. Sweden travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Switzerland?
- Unicode CLDR lists German (about 76% of the population), French (about 39%) and Italian (about 15%) as the official languages of Switzerland, and Swiss German (about 66%) as official in practice (de facto). It lists Romansh as official in some regions. Switzerland travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Ukraine?
- Unicode CLDR lists Ukrainian (about 65% of the population) as the official language of Ukraine, and Russian (about 46%) as official in practice (de facto). Ukraine travel guide →
- What language do they speak in the United Kingdom?
- Unicode CLDR lists English (about 98% of the population) as the official language of the United Kingdom. It lists Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic as official in some regions. United Kingdom travel guide →
Sources: Unicode CLDR 48.2 (Unicode License v3): territoryInfo, each language's official status and population share; English language names from CLDR. All questions · Plug types and voltage: Europe · Plug types and voltage: Asia and Oceania · Plug types and voltage: the Americas · Plug types and voltage: Africa · Emergency phone numbers: Europe · Emergency phone numbers: Asia and Oceania · Emergency phone numbers: the Americas · Emergency phone numbers: Africa · Currencies: Europe · Currencies: Asia and Oceania · Currencies: the Americas · Currencies: Africa