language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for chinese in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries chinese is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where chinese is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Chinese speakers are Italy (0.8%), Ireland (0.8%), and Luxembourg (0.5%).
0.2% of the European Union population speaks Chinese (0.1% as a native language and 0.2% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 0.3% of 15–34 year olds speak Chinese, compared to 0.1% of people aged 55 and over.