Language details — Belgium

This table lists languages spoken in Belgium, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

10 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
English
No special status 59% · ≈ 6.9 m
Dutch
Official Working
55% · ≈ 6.5 m
French
Official Working
38% · ≈ 4.5 m
German
Official Working
22% · ≈ 2.6 m
Vlaams
Regional
10% · ≈ 1.2 m
Walloon
Regional Minority
5.8% · ≈ 683 k
Carpathian Romani
Minority
Picard
Regional
Romany
Minority
Western Frisian
Minority
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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