List of countries by number of languages


This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue.
Papua New Guinea has the largest number of languages in the world.

Number of living languages and speakers

Country or territoryNumber of living languagesNumber of living languagesNumber of living languagesNumber of living languagesNumber of speakersNumber of speakersNumber of speakers
Country or territoryEstablishedImmigrantTotalPercentTotalMeanMedian
Papua New Guinea

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.
CountryNumberSource
Bolivia