Arabic speaking countries
Arabic is the official language in 21 countries and is partly spoken as mother tongue in 11 other countries. The Arabic language (native name: العربية) has its roots in the Afro-Asiatic language family.With a share of around 100%, it is most widespread in Western Sahara. A total of about 340.8 million people worldwide speak Arabic as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Northern Africa | yes | 98.8 % | 97,243,000 |
| Algeria | Northern Africa | yes | 86.0 % | 36,316,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | Western Asia | yes | 95.0 % | 32,015,000 |
| Iraq | Western Asia | yes | 77.2 % | 29,671,000 |
| Yemen | Western Asia | yes | 99.6 % | 28,385,000 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | yes | 65.0 % | 23,419,000 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | yes | 49.4 % | 20,650,000 |
| Syria | Western Asia | yes | 90.0 % | 15,216,000 |
| Jordan | Western Asia | yes | 97.9 % | 9,747,000 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | yes | 69.9 % | 8,084,000 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | yes | 96.0 % | 6,411,000 |
| Lebanon | Western Asia | yes | 93.0 % | 6,370,000 |
| Palestine | Western Asia | no | 95.9 % | 4,382,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | Western Asia | yes | 42.0 % | 4,045,000 |
| Oman | Western Asia | yes | 76.7 % | 3,704,000 |
| Kuwait | Western Asia | yes | 78.1 % | 3,231,000 |
| Chad | Central Africa | yes | 12.3 % | 1,904,000 |
| France | Western Europe | no | 2.5 % | 1,675,000 |
| Iran | South Asia | no | 2.0 % | 1,636,000 |
| Israel | Western Asia | yes | 18.0 % | 1,599,000 |
| Turkey | Western Asia | no | 1.4 % | 1,152,000 |
| Qatar | Western Asia | yes | 40.7 % | 1,132,000 |
| Bahrain | Western Asia | yes | 67.7 % | 1,063,000 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | yes | 100.0 % | 620,000 |
| Canada | North America | no | 1.1 % | 408,000 |
| Australia | Australia/New Zealand | no | 1.3 % | 325,000 |
| Netherlands | Western Europe | no | 0.9 % | 155,000 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | yes | 10.6 % | 102,000 |
| Sweden | Northern Europe | no | 0.8 % | 81,000 |
| Denmark | Northern Europe | no | 0.7 % | 41,000 |
| Cyprus | Western Asia | no | 1.2 % | 14,000 |
| Gibraltar | Southern Europe | no | 7.4 % | 2,000 |