Language details — Greece

This table lists languages spoken in Greece, 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

8 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Modern Greek (1453-)
Official Working
99% · ≈ 9.8 m
English
No special status 51% · ≈ 5 m
French
No special status 7.3% · ≈ 722 k
German
No special status 5% · ≈ 495 k
Pontic
No special status 3.7% · ≈ 366 k
Macedonian
Minority
1.6% · ≈ 158 k
Turkish
Minority
1.2% · ≈ 119 k
Cappadocian Greek
Official Working
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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