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What Language Do They Speak in Estonia?
The official language of Estonia is Estonian. In total about 7 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Standard Estonian (93%), Estonian (71%) and Russian (56%).
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Official languages of Estonia
Most spoken languages in Estonia
Estonian Official
71%56%
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21%
Võro
6%Interlingue
0%Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).
All languages of Estonia (7)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Estonian | 1,106,850 · 93% | Uralic | Safe |
| Estonian | 847,590 · 71% | Uralic | Official |
| Russian | 668,522 · 56% | Indo-European | Safe |
| English | 596,895 · 50% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Finnish | 250,695 · 21% | Uralic | Safe |
| Võro | 68,046 · 6% | Uralic | Vulnerable |
| Interlingue | 1 · 0% | Artificial Language | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Estonia?
The official language of Estonia is Estonian. In total about 7 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Standard Estonian (93%), Estonian (71%) and Russian (56%).
What is the official language of Estonia?
Estonian.
Is English spoken in Estonia?
About 50% of people in Estonia speak English (596,895).
How many languages are spoken in Estonia?
About 7 living languages — #133 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).