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. France 65,447,000 62,492,900 NA 65,057,790 America, Africa, Oceania 3. Canada 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 Madagascar 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. Haiti 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. Comoros 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 Polynesia Oceania 267,000 of France Overseas Collectivity 2. New Caledonia 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. Saint Martin North America 29,376 of France Overseas Collectivity 7. Wallis 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 .