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What Language Do They Speak in Greece?
The official language of Greece is Modern Greek (1453-). In total about 16 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Modern Greek (1453-) (99%), English (51%) and French (7%).
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Official language
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Living languages · #76
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages
Official languages of Greece
Most spoken languages in Greece
Modern Greek (1453-) Official
99%51%
7%
5%
Pontic
4%1%
Macedo-Romanian
1%Arvanitika Albanian
0.48%0.27%
0.1%
Megleno Romanian
0.05%Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).
All languages of Greece (16)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Greek (1453-) | 10,356,489 · 99% | Indo-European | Official |
| English | 5,335,161 · 51% | Indo-European | Safe |
| French | 763,660 · 7% | Indo-European | Safe |
| German | 523,055 · 5% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Pontic | 387,060 · 4% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Macedonian | 167,377 · 2% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Turkish | 125,533 · 1% | Turkic | Safe |
| Macedo-Romanian | 110,000 · 1% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Arvanitika Albanian | 50,000 · 0.48% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Bulgarian | 28,244 · 0.27% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Albanian | 10,042 · 0.1% | Indo-European | — |
| Megleno Romanian | 5,000 · 0.05% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Cappadocian Greek | 2,800 · 0.03% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Tsakonian | 198 · 0% | Indo-European | Moribund |
| Romano-Greek | 30 · 0% | Indo-European | Nearly extinct |
| Balkan Romani | — | Indo-European | Safe |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Greece?
The official language of Greece is Modern Greek (1453-). In total about 16 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Modern Greek (1453-) (99%), English (51%) and French (7%).
What is the official language of Greece?
Modern Greek (1453-).
Is English spoken in Greece?
About 51% of people in Greece speak English (5.3 million).
How many languages are spoken in Greece?
About 16 living languages — #76 in the world for linguistic diversity. 3 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).