Afrikaans speaking countries
Afrikaans is the official language in South Africa and is spoken in 1 more countries as monther tongue by a part of the population.With a share of around 14%, it is most widespread in South Africa. A total of about 8.2 m people worldwide speak Afrikaans as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Southern Africa | yes | 13.5 % | 7,905,000 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | no | 10.4 % | 259,000 |