Statistical summary

Official Languages by Form of State

170 Unitary States have 83 official languages, including English (48 States, 27.5%), French (27 States, 16%), Arabic (21 States,13%) and Spanish (17 States,10%).

24 Federal States have 19 official languages, including English (9 States, 40%), German (4 States, 17%), French (3 States,13%), Spanish (3 States, 13%) and Arabic (2 States, 8%).

Linguistic Status by Form of State
Out of 170 Unitary States, 128 are Unilingual (75%) and 42 are Multilingual (25%).
Out of 24 Federal States, 17 are Unilingual (71%) and 7 are Multilingual (29%).