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Flag of CzechiaWhat Language Do They Speak in Czechia?

The official language of Czechia is Czech. In total about 7 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Czech (98%), English (27%) and Slovak (16%).

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Official language
7
Living languages · #115
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages

Official languages of Czechia

Official

Czech

čeština

98% of the population · Indo-European

Most spoken languages in Czechia

Czech Official
98%
0.49%
Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).

Languages commonly listed for Czechia

CzechGermanHungarianMoravianPolishRomaniSilesianaSlovak

Languages of neighbouring countries

Flag of GermanyGerman
Flag of PolandPolish
Flag of AustriaGerman
Flag of SlovakiaSlovak

All languages of Czechia (7)

LanguageSpeakers hereFamilyStatus
Czech10,621,142 · 98%Indo-EuropeanOfficial
English2,926,233 · 27%Indo-EuropeanSafe
Slovak1,734,064 · 16%Indo-EuropeanThreatened
German1,625,685 · 15%Indo-EuropeanSafe
Polish53,105 · 0.49%Indo-EuropeanSafe
Sinte Romani—Indo-EuropeanSafe
Knaanic———

Frequently asked questions

What language do they speak in Czechia?

The official language of Czechia is Czech. In total about 7 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Czech (98%), English (27%) and Slovak (16%).

What is the official language of Czechia?

Czech.

Is English spoken in Czechia?

About 27% of people in Czechia speak English (2.9 million).

How many languages are spoken in Czechia?

About 7 living languages — #115 in the world for linguistic diversity. 1 of them are endangered.

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).