Language details — Rwanda

This table lists languages spoken in Rwanda, 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

7 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Kinyarwanda
Official Working
77% · ≈ 11.5 m
English
Official Minority Working
15% · ≈ 2.2 m
French
Official Minority Working
5.8% · ≈ 864 k
Cutchi-Swahili
Official
Glaro-Twabo
Minority
Swahili (macrolanguage)
Official Minority
Twana
Minority
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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