List of countries by number of languages

This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019).

Papua New Guinea has the largest number of languages in the world.

Number of living languages and speakers

Number of official languages

This is the list of countries sorted by the number of official languages. Only countries with three or more official languages, either nationally or locally, are included.

See also

• Linguistic diversity index
• Lists of countries and territories by official language
• List of languages by total number of speakers
• List of languages by number of native speakers

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