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What Language Do They Speak in Bulgaria?
The official language of Bulgaria is Bulgarian. In total about 7 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Bulgarian (100%), English (25%) and Russian (23%).
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All languages of Bulgaria (7)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | 6,782,660 · 100% | Indo-European | Official |
| English | 1,695,665 · 25% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Russian | 1,560,011 · 23% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Turkish | 746,092 · 11% | Turkic | Safe |
| German | 542,612 · 8% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Balkan Romani | 481,000 · 7% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Romany | 281,217 · 4% | Indo-European | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Bulgaria?
The official language of Bulgaria is Bulgarian. In total about 7 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Bulgarian (100%), English (25%) and Russian (23%).
What is the official language of Bulgaria?
Bulgarian.
Is English spoken in Bulgaria?
About 25% of people in Bulgaria speak English (1.7 million).
How many languages are spoken in Bulgaria?
About 7 living languages — #128 in the world for linguistic diversity.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).