language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for low german in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries low german is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where low german is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Low German speakers are Belgium (1.2%), Netherlands (1.0%), and Malta (0.7%).
0.1% of the European Union population speaks Low German (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 Low German, compared to 0.2% of people aged 55 and over.