language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore native and foreign language knowledge of the population of the European Union and each of its member states. You can read more background information about the data on the about page. Visit specific country or language pages to compare native speakers with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see which languages are gaining or losing popularity.
The chart below displays the 10 most spoken languages in the European Union, sorted by the percentage of the population that speaks them either as native or a foreign language (in which citizens consider their knowledge to be good or very good).
Choose a country to explore the languages spoken by its population.
Top languages spoken by the population of lithuania
Top languages spoken by the population of slovakia
Top languages spoken by the population of malta
Choose a language to explore the countries where it is spoken.
Top irish gaelic-speaking countries in the European Union
Top swedish-speaking countries in the European Union
Top hungarian-speaking countries in the European Union