Language details — Democratic Republic of the Congo

This table lists languages spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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

9 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
French
Official Working
51% · ≈ 59.4 m
Swahili (macrolanguage)
National Regional Minority
50% · ≈ 58.2 m
Luba-Lulua
National Regional Minority
9.6% · ≈ 11.2 m
Lingala
National Regional Minority
3.1% · ≈ 3.6 m
Luba-Katanga
No special status 2.3% · ≈ 2.7 m
Kongo
National Regional Minority
1.5% · ≈ 1.7 m
Cutchi-Swahili
National Minority
Swahili (individual language)
Minority
Tsuvan
Minority
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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