Language details — Netherlands

This table lists languages spoken in Netherlands, 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

17 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Dutch
Official Working
100% · ≈ 18.4 m
English
No special status 90% · ≈ 16.6 m
German
No special status 71% · ≈ 13.1 m
French
No special status 19% · ≈ 3.5 m
Low German
No special status 11% · ≈ 2 m
Limburgan
National
5.5% · ≈ 1 m
Western Frisian
National Regional
4.3% · ≈ 793 k
Gronings
No special status 3.6% · ≈ 664 k
Indonesian
No special status 1.8% · ≈ 332 k
Zeeuws
No special status 1.4% · ≈ 258 k
Tarifit
No special status 1.2% · ≈ 221 k
Turkish
No special status 1.2% · ≈ 221 k
Carpathian Romani
Minority
Eastern Yiddish
Minority
Northern Frisian
National Regional
Romany
Minority
Yiddish
Minority
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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