Countries where French is an official language [edit]

Partial- French- French- French speakers, Population Nr. Country Continent speakers (2005 speakers full and (2010)[2][3] estimation)[4][5] (2005 partial estimation) combined[6] # - World 7,045,000,000 NA NA 223,010,000 Francophone 367,428,669[citation # - NA NA 194,790,000 World needed]

Democratic 1. Africa 67,827,000 6,080,000 25,110,000 31,190,000 Republic of

the Congo Europe, North America, South

2. 65,447,000 62,492,900 NA 65,057,790 America, Africa,

3. North America 34,207,000 7,741,955 2,848,745 10,590,700 4. Africa 21,146,551 865,000 2,664,200 4,020,200

5. Cameroon Africa 19,958,692 2,950,300 4,393,100 7,200,000 Ivory 6. Africa 21,571,060 12,740,000 NA 1,600,000

Coast Burkina 7. Africa 16,287,000 695,000 NA 3,260,000

Faso

8. Niger Africa 15,891,000 1,260,000 NA 1,910,000

9. Senegal Africa 12,861,259 1,170,000 2,457,000 3,10,000

10. Mali Africa 14,517,029 1,107,000 NA 2,390,000

11. Rwanda Africa 10,277,282 609,000 174,000 310,000

12. Belgium Europe 10,827,951 4,300,000 2,000,000 6,830,000

13. Guinea Africa 10,324,437 2,000,000 4,000,000 2,270,000

14. Chad Africa 11,274,337 1,940,000 NA 1,610,000

15. North America 10,188,000 5,664,000 5,622,500 4,280,000

16. Burundi Africa 8,519,005 390,000 234,000 680,000

17. Benin Africa 9,212,000 739,200 1,402,800 2,940,000 18. Europe 7,782,520 1,509,600 2,072,000 5,400,000

Switzerland

19. Togo Africa 6,780,000 2,000,000 NA 2,240,000 20. Central Africa 4,410,873 945,000 NA 1,310,000 Partial- French- French- French speakers, Population Nr. Country Continent speakers (2005 speakers full and (2010)[2][3] estimation)[4][5] (2005 partial estimation) combined[6] African

Republic Republic 21. Africa 4,043,318 1,200,000 1,200,000 2,130,000

of the Congo

22. Gabon Africa 1,501,000 1,120,000 NA NA

23. Africa 734,750 312,200 NA 150,000 Equatorial 24. Africa 700,401 100,000 200,000 190,000

Guinea

25. Djibouti Africa 888,716 159,800 450,000

26. Europe 506,953 430,000 20,000 440,000 Luxembourg 99,000[not in

27. Vanuatu Oceania 239,651 99,000 NA citation given]

28. Seychelles Africa 86,525 4,000 44,000 90,000

29. Monaco Europe 35,407 23,400 NA 30,000

Dependent entities where French is an official language [edit]

N24 E Continent Population Status Overseas Collectivity

1. French Oceania 267,000

of France Overseas Collectivity

2. Oceania 224,824 of France Autonomous Region

3. Aosta Valley Europe 128,000

of Italy British Crown

4. Jersey Europe 91,533

dependency British Crown

5. Guernsey Europe 66,000 dependency Overseas Collectivity

6. North America 29,376 of France Overseas Collectivity

7. and Futuna Oceania 16,448 of France Overseas Collectivity

8. Saint Barthélemy North America 7,492 of France N24 E Continent Population Status Saint Pierre and Overseas Collectivity 9. North America 7,044

Miquelon of France French Southern and 10. Antarctica, Africa 140 TAAF districts

Antarctic Lands French state private

11. North America 0 Clipperton property