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What Language Do They Speak in Italy?
The official language of Italy is Italian. In total about 31 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Italian (95%), English (34%) and French (20%).
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Official language
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Living languages · #49
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Endangered languages
Most spoken languages in Italy
Languages commonly listed for Italy
Languages of neighbouring countries
All languages of Italy (31)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | 57,916,655 · 95% | Indo-European | Official |
| English | 20,728,066 · 34% | Indo-European | Safe |
| French | 12,192,980 · 20% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Lombard | 3,474,999 · 6% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Sardinian | 1,036,403 · 2% | Indo-European | — |
| Campidanese Sardinian | 1,000,000 · 2% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| German | 975,438 · 2% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Venetian | 792,543 · 1% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Piemontese | 670,613 · 1% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Neapolitan | 591,359 · 0.97% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Ligurian | 524,298 · 0.86% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Logudorese Sardinian | 500,000 · 0.82% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Sicilian | 499,912 · 0.82% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Slovenian | 103,640 · 0.17% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Sassarese Sardinian | 103,640 · 0.17% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Arbëreshë Albanian | 100,000 · 0.16% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Gallurese Sardinian | 100,000 · 0.16% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Friulian | 36,578 · 0.06% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Emilian | 30,482 · 0.05% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Ladin | 29,263 · 0.05% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | 21,337 · 0.04% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Catalan | 21,337 · 0.04% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic | 5,000 · 0.01% | Afro-Asiatic | Threatened |
| Croatian | 3,474 · 0.01% | — | — |
| Walser | 1,500 · 0% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Mòcheno | 1,402 · 0% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Slavomolisano | 1,000 · 0% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Cimbrian | 400 · 0% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Romagnol | — | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Sinte Romani | — | Indo-European | Safe |
| Judeo-Italian | — | Indo-European | Moribund |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Italy?
The official language of Italy is Italian. In total about 31 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Italian (95%), English (34%) and French (20%).
What is the official language of Italy?
Italian. Regional official languages: French and Venetian.
Is English spoken in Italy?
About 34% of people in Italy speak English (21 million).
How many languages are spoken in Italy?
About 31 living languages — #49 in the world for linguistic diversity. 11 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).