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Flag of LebanonWhat Language Do They Speak in Lebanon?

The official language of Lebanon is Arabic. In total about 6 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Levantine Arabic (100%), Arabic (86%) and English (40%).

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Official languages of Lebanon

Official

Arabic

العربية

86% of the population · Afro-Asiatic

Most spoken languages in Lebanon

Arabic Official
86%
Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).

Languages commonly listed for Lebanon

Languages of neighbouring countries

Flag of SyriaArabic
Flag of IsraelArabic

All languages of Lebanon (6)

LanguageSpeakers hereFamilyStatus
Levantine Arabic5,364,480 · 100%Afro-AsiaticSafe
Arabic4,613,452 · 86%Afro-AsiaticOfficial
English2,145,792 · 40%Indo-EuropeanSafe
French2,038,502 · 38%Indo-EuropeanSafe
Armenian278,952 · 5%Indo-EuropeanSafe
Kurdish91,196 · 2%Indo-European—

Frequently asked questions

What language do they speak in Lebanon?

The official language of Lebanon is Arabic. In total about 6 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Levantine Arabic (100%), Arabic (86%) and English (40%).

What is the official language of Lebanon?

Arabic.

Is English spoken in Lebanon?

About 40% of people in Lebanon speak English (2.1 million).

How many languages are spoken in Lebanon?

About 6 living languages — #147 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).