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Flag of SloveniaWhat Language Do They Speak in Slovenia?

The official language of Slovenia is Slovenian. In total about 8 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Slovenian (87%), Croatian (61%) and English (59%).

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Official language
8
Living languages · #112
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages

Official languages of Slovenia

Official

Slovenian

slovenščina

87% of the population · Indo-European

Regional official

Venetian

vèneto

1% of the population · Indo-European

Most spoken languages in Slovenia

Slovenian Official
87%
Venetian Regional official
1%
0.19%
Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).

Languages commonly listed for Slovenia

Languages of neighbouring countries

Flag of CroatiaCroatian
Flag of AustriaGerman
Flag of ItalyItalian
Flag of HungaryHungarian

All languages of Slovenia (8)

LanguageSpeakers hereFamilyStatus
Slovenian1,825,164 · 87%Indo-EuropeanOfficial
Croatian1,279,712 · 61%——
English1,237,755 · 59%Indo-EuropeanSafe
German881,113 · 42%Indo-EuropeanSafe
Venetian29,370 · 1%Indo-EuropeanRegional official
Hungarian9,230 · 0.44%UralicSafe
Italian3,985 · 0.19%Indo-EuropeanSafe
Sinte Romani—Indo-EuropeanSafe

Frequently asked questions

What language do they speak in Slovenia?

The official language of Slovenia is Slovenian. In total about 8 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Slovenian (87%), Croatian (61%) and English (59%).

What is the official language of Slovenia?

Slovenian. Regional official languages: Venetian.

Is English spoken in Slovenia?

About 59% of people in Slovenia speak English (1.2 million).

How many languages are spoken in Slovenia?

About 8 living languages — #112 in the world for linguistic diversity. 1 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).