List of territorial entities where French is an official language

French is an official language in 29 independent nations. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.

  Regions where French is the main language
  Regions where French is an official language but not a majority native language
  Regions where French is a second language
  Regions where French is a minority language

Countries

This table shows the populations of the countries, not the number of French speakers

No. Country Continent Population[1]
1. DR CongoAfrica 84,004,969
2. FranceEurope67,401,000
3. CanadaNorth America36,879,800
4. MoroccoAfrica36,470,000
5. MadagascarAfrica24,235,400
6. CameroonAfrica23,345,200
7. Ivory CoastAfrica22,701,600
8. NigerAfrica19,899,100
9. Burkina FasoAfrica18,105,600
10. MaliAfrica17,599,700
11. SenegalAfrica15,129,300
12. ChadAfrica14,037,500
13. TunisiaAfrica11,690,000
14. GuineaAfrica12,608,600
15. RwandaAfrica11,607,700
16. BelgiumEurope11,358,357
17. BurundiAfrica11,178,900
18. BeninAfrica10,879,800
19. HaitiCaribbean10,711,100
20. SwitzerlandEurope8,510,000
21. TogoAfrica7,304,600
22. Central African RepublicAfrica4,900,300
23. CongoAfrica4,620,300
24. GabonAfrica1,725,300
25. Equatorial GuineaAfrica1,221,490
26. DjiboutiAfrica887,861
27. ComorosAfrica795,601
28. LuxembourgEurope602,900
29. VanuatuOceania264,652
30. SeychellesAfrica92,900
31. MonacoEurope38,731
TotalAll countriesWorldc. 491160000

Dependent entities
Nr. Entity Continent Population Status
1. French PolynesiaOceania267,000Overseas collectivity of France
2. New CaledoniaOceania284,060Collectivity of France with special status
3. Aosta ValleyEurope128,000Autonomous region of Italy
4. Saint-MartinNorth America37,264Overseas collectivity of France
5. Wallis and FutunaOceania15,289Overseas collectivity of France
6. Saint-BarthélemyNorth America9,131Overseas collectivity of France
7. Saint-Pierre and MiquelonNorth America5,888Overseas collectivity of France
8. ClippertonNorth America0Minor territory of France directly held by the government
10. French Southern and Antarctic LandsAfrica and Antarctica0Overseas collectivity of France

Note: Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Mayotte are classified as overseas regions of France and are thus not a part of this list.

See also

References
  1. "Google Public Data Explorer". World Bank. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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