Belarusian speaking countries
Belarusian is one out of two official languages in Belarus and is spoken in 4 other countries as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Belarusian language (native name: беларуская мова) has its roots in the Indo-European language family.As a percentage of the total population, the largest share of around 23 percent is in Belarus. A total of about 3.0 million people worldwide speak Belarusian as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | Eastern Europe | yes | 23.4 % | 2,186,000 |
| Russia | Eastern Europe | no | 0.3 % | 430,000 |
| Poland | Eastern Europe | no | 0.5 % | 189,000 |
| Ukraine | Eastern Europe | no | 0.3 % | 131,000 |
| Estonia | Northern Europe | no | 1.4 % | 19,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers — not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Belarusian as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand, or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1% are unlikely to be listed here.