language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for frisian in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries frisian is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where frisian is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Frisian speakers are Netherlands (2.8%), Germany (0.2%), and Italy (0.1%).
0.1% of the European Union population speaks Frisian (0.1% as a native language and 0.1% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 0.1% of 15–34 year olds speak Frisian, compared to 0.2% of people aged 55 and over.