List of territorial entities where Hindustani is an official language
Hindi and Urdu, the standardized literary registers of Hindustani, are official languages in 3 independent nations. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where Hindi (including its dialects) and Urdu is an official or de facto language.
Countries
This table shows the populations of the countries, not the number of Hindi and/or Urdu speakers.
No. | Country | Continent | Population[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Asia | 1.38 Billion | |
2. | Oceania | 926,276 | |
3. | Asia | 212.2 million | |
Total | All Countries | World | 1.5 Billion(approx) |
Countries where Hindi and/or Urdu is regarded as recognized language
This table shows the populations of the countries, not the number of Hindi speakers;
Nr. | Entity | Continent | Population | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Asia | 29,164,981 | Reconigised language | |
2. | Africa | 58,775,022 | Special Status | |
3. | North America | 328 million | Minority language | |
4. | Africa | 1,265,475 | Minority language | |
5. | South America | 575,990 | Minority language | |
6. | South America | 786,391 | Reconigised language | |
Countries with number of Hindi speakers
Top Hindi Speaking countries are:[2]
Nr. | Entity | Continent | No. of People speaks Hindi |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Asia | 422,048,642 | |
2. | Asia | 8,000,000 | |
3. | North America | 649,000 | |
4. | Africa | 450,170 | |
5. | Oceania | 380,000 | |
6. | Africa | 250,292 | |
7. | South America | 150,000 | |
8. | Africa | 100,000 | |
9. | Europe | 45,800 | |
10. | Oceania | 20,000 | |
11. | Europe | 20,000 | |
12. | Africa | 16,000 | |
13. | Asia | 3,000 |
Urdu speakers by country
The following table shows the number of Urdu speakers in some countries.
Country | Population | Urdu as a native language speakers | Native speakers or very good speakers as a second language |
---|---|---|---|
207,862,518[3] | 15,100,000[4] | 94,000,000 | |
1,296,834,042[5] | 50,772,631[6] | 12,151,715[6] | |
34,940,837[7] | – | 1,048,225[7] | |
33,091,113[8] | 757,000 | – | |
29,717,587[9] | 691,546[10] | – | |
65,105,246[11] | 400,000[12] | – | |
329,256,465[13] | 397,5022009-2013[14] | – | |
159,453,001[15] | 250,0002006 estimate[16] | – | |
35,881,659[17] | 243,0902016 census[18] | – | |
2,363,569[19] | 173,000 | – | |
4,613,241[20] | 95,000 | – | |
83,024,745[21] | 88,000 | – | |
1,442,659[22] | 74,000 | – | |
5,372,191[23] | 34,000 | – | |
81,257,239[24] | 24,000 | – | |
80,457,737[25] | 23,000 | – |
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See also
References
- "Google Public Data Explorer". World Bank. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- https://www.aspiremapper.com/index.php/2020/02/23/hindi-speakers-worldwide/
- "South Asia :: Pakistan — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "Urdu". Ethnologue. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "South Asia :: India — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "Middle East :: Saudi Arabia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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- "South Asia :: Bangladesh — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Urdu in Bangladesh" (PDF).
- "North America :: Canada — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Linguistic diversity and multilingualism in Canadian homes". Statistics Canada.
- "Middle East :: Qatar — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Middle East :: Oman — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Middle East :: Iran — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Middle East :: Bahrain — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Europe :: Norway — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Middle East :: Turkey — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Europe :: Germany — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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