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What Language Do They Speak in Ukraine?
The official languages of Ukraine are Ukrainian and Russian. In total about 13 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Ukrainian (65%), Russian (46%) and Polish (2%).
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Official languages
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Living languages · #89
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Endangered languages
Most spoken languages in Ukraine
All languages of Ukraine (13)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 23,180,170 · 65% | Indo-European | Official |
| Russian | 16,404,428 · 46% | Indo-European | De facto official |
| Polish | 855,883 · 2% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Yiddish | 463,603 · 1% | Indo-European | — |
| Rusyn | 427,941 · 1% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Belarusian | 295,992 · 0.83% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Crimean Tatar | 199,706 · 0.56% | Turkic | Threatened |
| Romanian | 185,441 · 0.52% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Bulgarian | 174,742 · 0.49% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Turkish | 149,779 · 0.42% | Turkic | Safe |
| Hungarian | 131,948 · 0.37% | Uralic | Safe |
| Carpathian Romani | 120,000 · 0.34% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | 7,132 · 0.02% | Indo-European | Safe |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Ukraine?
The official languages of Ukraine are Ukrainian and Russian. In total about 13 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Ukrainian (65%), Russian (46%) and Polish (2%).
What is the official language of Ukraine?
Ukrainian and Russian.
Is English spoken in Ukraine?
English is not widely spoken in Ukraine — learn a few words of Ukrainian before you go.
How many languages are spoken in Ukraine?
About 13 living languages — #89 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).