Countries where French is an official language [edit]
Nr.
Country
#
-
#
-
1.
Democratic
Republic of
the Congo
2.
France
3.
Canada
Continent
Population
(2010)[2][3]
PartialFrenchFrenchFrench
speakers,
speakers (2005 speakers
full and
estimation)[4][5] (2005
partial
estimation) combined[6]
NA
NA
223,010,000
World
Francophone
World
7,045,000,000
367,428,669[citation
needed]
NA
NA
Africa
67,827,000
6,080,000
25,110,000 31,190,000
62,492,900
NA
65,057,790
7,741,955
2,848,745
10,590,700
Europe, North
America, South
65,447,000
America,
Africa, Oceania
North America 34,207,000
194,790,000
4. Madagascar
5.
Cameroon
Ivory
6.
Coast
Burkina
7.
Faso
Africa
21,146,551
865,000
2,664,200
4,020,200
Africa
19,958,692
2,950,300
4,393,100
7,200,000
Africa
21,571,060
12,740,000
NA
1,600,000
Africa
16,287,000
695,000
NA
3,260,000
8.
Africa
15,891,000
1,260,000
NA
1,910,000
Africa
Africa
Africa
Europe
Africa
Africa
North America
Africa
Africa
12,861,259
14,517,029
10,277,282
10,827,951
10,324,437
11,274,337
10,188,000
8,519,005
9,212,000
1,170,000
1,107,000
609,000
4,300,000
2,000,000
1,940,000
5,664,000
390,000
739,200
2,457,000
NA
174,000
2,000,000
4,000,000
NA
5,622,500
234,000
1,402,800
3,10,000
2,390,000
310,000
6,830,000
2,270,000
1,610,000
4,280,000
680,000
2,940,000
Europe
7,782,520
1,509,600
2,072,000
5,400,000
Africa
Africa
6,780,000
4,410,873
2,000,000
945,000
NA
NA
2,240,000
1,310,000
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Niger
Senegal
Mali
Rwanda
Belgium
Guinea
Chad
Haiti
Burundi
Benin
Switzerland
19.
Togo
20.
Central
Nr.
Country
Population
(2010)[2][3]
Continent
African
Republic
Republic
21.
Africa
of the Congo
22.
Africa
Gabon
23.
Comoros Africa
Equatorial
24.
Africa
Guinea
25.
Djibouti Africa
PartialFrenchFrenchFrench
speakers,
speakers (2005 speakers
full and
estimation)[4][5] (2005
partial
estimation) combined[6]
4,043,318
1,200,000
1,200,000
2,130,000
1,501,000
734,750
1,120,000
312,200
NA
NA
NA
150,000
700,401
100,000
200,000
190,000
888,716
159,800
26. Luxembourg Europe
506,953
430,000
20,000
27.
Vanuatu
239,651
99,000
NA
28.
Seychelles Africa
86,525
4,000
44,000
90,000
29.
Monaco
35,407
23,400
NA
30,000
Oceania
Europe
450,000
440,000
99,000[not in
citation given]
Dependent entities where French is an official language
[edit]
N24
E
Continent
Population
1.
French Polynesia
Oceania
267,000
2.
New Caledonia
Oceania
224,824
3.
Aosta Valley
Europe
128,000
4.
Jersey
Europe
91,533
5.
Guernsey
Europe
66,000
6.
Saint Martin
North America
29,376
7.
Wallis and Futuna
Oceania
16,448
8.
Saint Barthélemy
North America
7,492
Status
Overseas Collectivity
of France
Overseas Collectivity
of France
Autonomous Region
of Italy
British Crown
dependency
British Crown
dependency
Overseas Collectivity
of France
Overseas Collectivity
of France
Overseas Collectivity
of France
N24
E
Saint Pierre and
9.
Miquelon
French Southern and
10.
Antarctic Lands
11.
Clipperton
Continent
Population
Status
Overseas Collectivity
of France
North America
7,044
Antarctica, Africa
140
TAAF districts
North America
0
French state private
property