Language details — Syrian Arab Republic

This table lists languages spoken in Syrian Arab Republic, 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
Levantine Arabic
No special status 85% · ≈ 22.5 m
Arabic
Official Working
80% · ≈ 21.2 m
Kurdish
National Minority
8% · ≈ 2.1 m
French
No special status 5.9% · ≈ 1.6 m
Armenian
Minority
1.8% · ≈ 476 k
Adyghe
Minority
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
National Minority
Chechen
Minority
Classical Syriac
Minority
Turkish
Minority
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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