Croatian speaking countries
Croatian is the official language in Croatia and is spoken in 5 more countries as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Croatian language (native name: hrvatski jezik) has its roots in the Indo-European language family.With a share of around 91%, it is most widespread in Croatia. A total of about 5.1 m people worldwide speak Croatian as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | Southern Europe | yes | 91.4 % | 3,699,000 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Southern Europe | no | 28.8 % | 945,000 |
| Austria | Western Europe | no | 1.6 % | 143,000 |
| Switzerland | Western Europe | no | 1.4 % | 121,000 |
| Hungary | Eastern Europe | no | 0.9 % | 88,000 |
| Slovenia | Southern Europe | no | 3.2 % | 67,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers - not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Croatian 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 maybe not listed here.