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What Language Do They Speak in the Netherlands?
The official language of the Netherlands is Dutch. In total about 20 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Dutch (100%), English (90%) and German (71%).
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Official language
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Living languages · #66
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages
Official languages of Netherlands
Most spoken languages in Netherlands
Dutch Official
100%90%
71%
19%
11%
Western Frisian Regional official
4%Gronings
4%Sallands
2%Twents
2%Drents
1%Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).
All languages of Netherlands (20)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | 17,772,400 · 100% | Indo-European | Official |
| English | 15,995,160 · 90% | Indo-European | Safe |
| German | 12,618,404 · 71% | Indo-European | Safe |
| French | 3,376,756 · 19% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Low German | 1,954,964 · 11% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Limburgan | 977,482 · 6% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Western Frisian | 764,213 · 4% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Gronings | 639,806 · 4% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Sallands | 350,000 · 2% | — | — |
| Twents | 330,000 · 2% | — | — |
| Indonesian | 319,903 · 2% | Austronesian | Safe |
| Drents | 260,000 · 1% | — | — |
| Zeeuws | 248,813 · 1% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Turkish | 213,268 · 1% | Turkic | Safe |
| Tarifit | 213,268 · 1% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Achterhoeks | 210,000 · 1% | — | — |
| Veluws | 180,000 · 1% | — | — |
| Stellingwerfs | 5,000 · 0.03% | — | — |
| Sinte Romani | — | Indo-European | Safe |
| Yeniche | — | Mixed Language | Vulnerable |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Netherlands?
The official language of the Netherlands is Dutch. In total about 20 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Dutch (100%), English (90%) and German (71%).
What is the official language of Netherlands?
Dutch. Regional official languages: Western Frisian.
Is English spoken in Netherlands?
About 90% of people in Netherlands speak English (16 million).
How many languages are spoken in Netherlands?
About 20 living languages — #66 in the world for linguistic diversity. 4 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).