Top 100 Languages by Population
| Rank | Language Name | Primary Country | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHINESE, MANDARIN | China | 885,000,000 |
| 2 | SPANISH | Spain | 332,000,000 |
| 3 | ENGLISH | United Kingdom | 322,000,000 |
| 4 | BENGALI | Bangladesh | 189,000,000 |
| 5 | HINDI | India | 182,000,000 |
| 6 | PORTUGUESE | Portugal | 170,000,000 |
| 7 | RUSSIAN | Russia | 170,000,000 |
| 8 | JAPANESE | Japan | 125,000,000 |
| 9 | GERMAN, STANDARD | Germany | 98,000,000 |
| 10 | CHINESE, WU | China | 77,175,000 |
| 11 | JAVANESE | Indonesia, Java, Bali | 75,500,800 |
| 12 | KOREAN | Korea, South | 75,000,000 |
| 13 | FRENCH | France | 72,000,000 |
| 14 | VIETNAMESE | Viet Nam | 67,662,000 |
| 15 | TELUGU | India | 66,350,000 |
| 16 | CHINESE, YUE | China | 66,000,000 |
| 17 | MARATHI | India | 64,783,000 |
| 18 | TAMIL | India | 63,075,000 |
| 19 | TURKISH | Turkey | 59,000,000 |
| 20 | URDU | Pakistan | 58,000,000 |
| 21 | CHINESE, MIN NAN | China | 49,000,000 |
| 22 | CHINESE, JINYU | China | 45,000,000 |
| 23 | GUJARATI | India | 44,000,000 |
| 24 | POLISH | Poland | 44,000,000 |
| 25 | ARABIC, EGYPTIAN SPOKEN | Egypt | 42,500,000 |
| 26 | UKRAINIAN | Ukraine | 41,000,000 |
| 27 | ITALIAN | Italy | ?x’37,000,000′ |
| 28 | CHINESE, XIANG | China | 36,015,000 |
| 29 | MALAYALAM | India | 34,022,000 |
| 30 | CHINESE, HAKKA | China | 34,000,000 |
| 31 | KANNADA | India | 33,663,000 |
| 32 | ORIYA | India | 31,000,000 |
| 33 | PANJABI, WESTERN | Pakistan | 30,000,000 |
| 34 | SUNDA | Indonesia | 27,000,000 |
| 35 | PANJABI, EASTERN | India | 26,013,000 |
| 36 | ROMANIAN | Romania | 26,000,000 |
| 37 | BHOJPURI | India | 25,000,000 |
| 38 | AZERBAIJANI, SOUTH | Iran | 24,364,000 |
| 39 | FARSI, WESTERN | Iran | 24,280,000 |
| 40 | MAITHILI | India | 24,260,000 |
| 41 | HAUSA | Nigeria | 24,200,000 |
| 42 | ARABIC, ALGERIAN SPOKEN | Algeria | 22,400,000 |
| 43 | BURMESE | Myanmar | 22,000,000 |
| 44 | SERBO-CROATIAN | Yugoslavia | 21,000,000 |
| 45 | CHINESE, GAN | China | 20,580,000 |
| 46 | AWADHI | India | 20,540,000 |
| 47 | THAI | Thailand | 20,047,000 |
| 48 | DUTCH | Netherlands | 20,000,000 |
| 49 | YORUBA | Nigeria | 20,000,000 |
| 50 | SINDHI | Pakistan | 19,720,000 |
| 51 | ARABIC, MOROCCAN SPOKEN | Morocco | 19,542,000 |
| 52 | ARABIC, SAIDI SPOKEN | Egypt | 18,900,000 |
| 53 | UZBEK, NORTHERN | Uzbekistan | 18,466,000 |
| 54 | MALAY | Malaysia, Peninsular | 17,600,000 |
| 55 | AMHARIC | Ethiopia | 17,413,000 |
| 56 | INDONESIAN | Indonesia | 17,050,000 |
| 57 | IGBO | Nigeria | 17,000,000 |
| 58 | TAGALOG | Philippines | 17,000,000 |
| 59 | NEPALI | Nepal | 16,056,000 |
| 60 | ARABIC, SUDANESE SPOKEN | Sudan | 16,000,000 |
| 61 | SARAIKI | Pakistan | 15,015,000 |
| 62 | CEBUANO | Philippines | 15,000,000 |
| 63 | ARABIC, NORTH LEVANTINE SPOKEN | Syria | 15,000,000 |
| 64 | THAI, NORTHEASTERN | Thailand | 15,000,000 |
| 65 | ASSAMESE | India | 14,634,000 |
| 66 | HUNGARIAN | Hungary | 14,500,000 |
| 67 | CHITTAGONIAN | Bangladesh | 14,000,000 |
| 68 | ARABIC, MESOPOTAMIAN SPOKEN | Iraq | 13,900,000 |
| 69 | MADURA | Indonesia, Java, Bali | 13,694,000 |
| 70 | SINHALA | Sri Lanka | 13,220,000 |
| 71 | HARYANVI | India | 13,000,000 |
| 72 | MARWARI | India | 12,104,000 |
| 73 | CZECH | Czech Republic | 12,000,000 |
| 74 | GREEK | Greece | 12,000,000 |
| 75 | MAGAHI | India | 12,000,000 |
| 76 | CHHATTISGARHI | India | 10,985,000 |
| 77 | DECCAN | India | 10,709,800 |
| 78 | CHINESE, MIN BEI | China | 10,537,000 |
| 79 | BELARUSAN | Belarus | 10,200,000 |
| 80 | ZHUANG, NORTHERN | China | 10,000,000 |
| 81 | ARABIC, NAJDI SPOKEN | Saudi Arabia | 9,800,000 |
| 82 | PASHTO, NORTHERN | Pakistan | 9,685,000 |
| 83 | SOMALI | Somalia | 9,472,000 |
| 84 | MALAGASY | Madagascar | 9,398,700 |
| 85 | ARABIC, TUNISIAN SPOKEN | Tunisia | 9,308,000 |
| 86 | RWANDA | Rwanda | 9,306,800 |
| 87 | ZULU | South Africa | 9,142,000 |
| 88 | BULGARIAN | Bulgaria | 9,000,000 |
| 89 | SWEDISH | Sweden | 9,000,000 |
| 90 | LOMBARD | Italy | 8,974,000 |
| 91 | OROMO, WEST-CENTRAL | Ethiopia | 8,920,000 |
| 92 | PASHTO, SOUTHERN | Afghanistan | 8,206,000 |
| 93 | KAZAKH | Kazakhstan | 8,000,000 |
| 94 | ILOCANO | Philippines | 8,000,000 |
| 95 | TATAR | Russia | 8,000,000 |
| 96 | FULFULDE, NIGERIAN | Nigeria | 7,611,000 |
| 97 | ARABIC, SANAANI SPOKEN | Yemen | 7,600,000 |
| 98 | UYGHUR | China | 7,595,512 |
| 99 | HAITIAN CREOLE FRENCH | Haiti | 7,372,000 |
| 100 | AZERBAIJANI, NORTH | Azerbaijan | 7,059,000 |
| 101 | NAPOLETANO-CALABRESE | Italy | 7,047,400 |
| 102 | KHMER, CENTRAL | Cambodia | 7,039,200 |
| 103 | FARSI, EASTERN | Afghanistan | 7,000,000 |
| 104 | AKAN | Ghana | 7,000,000 |
| 105 | HILIGAYNON | Philippines | 7,000,000 |
| 106 | KURMANJI | Turkey | 7,000,000 |
| 107 | SHONA | Zimbabwe | 7,000,000 |