List of territorial entities where French is an official language
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French is the only official language (13 countries)
French is co-official alongside one or more other languages (16 countries)
As of 2015, there are 29 independent nations where French is an official language. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.
Countries with French as an official language
Nr | Country | Continent | Population (2015)[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | Africa | 77,266,800 |
2. | ![]() | Europe | 66,808,400 |
3. | ![]() | North America | 35,851,800 |
4. | ![]() | Africa | 24,235,400 |
5. | ![]() | Africa | 23,345,200 |
6. | ![]() | Africa | 22,701,600 |
7. | ![]() | Africa | 19,899,100 |
8. | ![]() | Africa | 18,105,600 |
9. | ![]() | Africa | 17,599,700 |
10. | ![]() | Africa | 15,129,300 |
11. | ![]() | Africa | 14,037,500 |
12. | ![]() | Africa | 12,608,600 |
13. | ![]() | Africa | 11,609,700 |
14. | ![]() | Europe | 11,285,700 |
15. | ![]() | Africa | 11,178,900 |
16. | ![]() | Africa | 10,879,800 |
17. | ![]() | Caribbean | 10,711,100 |
18. | ![]() | Europe | 8,287,000 |
19. | ![]() | Africa | 7,304,600 |
20. | ![]() | Africa | 4,900,300 |
21. | ![]() | Africa | 4,620,300 |
22. | ![]() | Africa | 1,725,300 |
23. | ![]() | Africa | 1,262,600 |
24. | ![]() | Africa | 887,861 |
25. | ![]() | Africa | 845,060 |
26. | ![]() | Africa | 788,474 |
27. | ![]() | Europe | 569,676 |
28. | ![]() | Oceania | 264,652 |
29. | ![]() | Africa | 92,900 |
30. | ![]() | Europe | 37,731 |
Total | All Countries | World | 435,840,654 |
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Dependent entities where French is an official language
Nr. | Entity | Continent | Population | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | Oceania | 267,000 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
2. | ![]() | Oceania | 224,824 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
3. | ![]() | Europe | 128,000 | Autonomous Region of Italy |
4. | ![]() | Europe | 91,533 | British Crown dependency |
5. | ![]() | Europe | 66,000 | British Crown dependency |
6. | ![]() | North America | 29,376 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
7. | ![]() | Oceania | 16,448 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
8. | ![]() | North America | 7,492 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
9. | ![]() | North America | 7,044 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
10. | ![]() | Antarctica, Africa | 140 | TAAF districts |
Sub-national regions located within countries where French is an official national language are not included in this list. The five overseas regions of France (Départements d'Outre-Mer, or DOM): Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion, have the same status as metropolitan France and are not listed here. French has a certain legal status in the American state of Louisiana but it's not considered de jure official.
See also
- Geographical distribution of French speakers
- Francophonie
- List of international organisations which have French as an official language
Notes and references
- ↑ "Google Public Data Explorer". World Bank. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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