Filipino speaking countries
Filipino is no official language in any country, but is spoken as mother tongue in 5 countries by a minor part of the population.With a share of around 33%, it is most widespread on the Northern Mariana Islands. A total of about 184,619.4 people worldwide speak Filipino as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | East Asia | no | 0.1 % | 126,000 |
| Guam | Micronesia | no | 21.2 % | 36,000 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Micronesia | no | 32.8 % | 19,000 |
| Cayman Islands | Caribbean | no | 3.3 % | 2,000 |
| Palau | Micronesia | no | 10.8 % | 2,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers - not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Filipino 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.