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What Language Do They Speak in the United Kingdom?
The official language of the United Kingdom is English. In total about 26 living languages are spoken there, the most common being English (98%), French (17%) and German (9%).
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Official languages of United Kingdom
Most spoken languages in United Kingdom
All languages of United Kingdom (26)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 67,089,918 · 98% | Indo-European | Official |
| French | 11,638,047 · 17% | Indo-European | Safe |
| German | 6,161,319 · 9% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Spanish | 5,476,728 · 8% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Polish | 2,738,364 · 4% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Panjabi | 2,464,527 · 4% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Urdu | 2,396,068 · 4% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Tamil | 2,190,691 · 3% | Dravidian | Safe |
| Gujarati | 1,985,313 · 3% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Scots | 1,711,477 · 3% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Welsh | 889,968 · 1% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Romanian | 547,672 · 0.8% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Bengali | 273,836 · 0.4% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Chinese | 205,377 · 0.3% | Sino-Tibetan | — |
| Arabic | 205,377 · 0.3% | Afro-Asiatic | — |
| Portuguese | 136,918 · 0.2% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Turkish | 136,918 · 0.2% | Turkic | Safe |
| Italian | 136,918 · 0.2% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Somali | 136,918 · 0.2% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Lithuanian | 136,918 · 0.2% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Irish | 102,688 · 0.15% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Angloromani | 90,000 · 0.13% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Scottish Gaelic | 75,305 · 0.11% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Shelta | 30,000 · 0.04% | Speech Register | Safe |
| Norn | — | — | — |
| Traveller Scottish | — | Unclassifiable | Threatened |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in United Kingdom?
The official language of the United Kingdom is English. In total about 26 living languages are spoken there, the most common being English (98%), French (17%) and German (9%).
What is the official language of United Kingdom?
English. Regional official languages: Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic.
Is English spoken in United Kingdom?
Yes — English is official in United Kingdom, spoken by about 98% of people.
How many languages are spoken in United Kingdom?
About 26 living languages — #59 in the world for linguistic diversity. 3 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).