Fula speaking countries
Fula is no official language in any country, but is spoken as mother tongue in 11 countries by a minor part of the population.With a share of around 39%, it is most widespread in Guinea. A total of about 40.5 m people worldwide speak Fula as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | Western Africa | no | 11.3 % | 23,294,000 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | no | 38.6 % | 5,069,000 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | no | 20.7 % | 3,466,000 |
| Cameroon | Central Africa | no | 9.6 % | 2,548,000 |
| Niger | Western Africa | no | 9.7 % | 2,348,000 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | no | 9.7 % | 2,028,000 |
| Benin | Western Africa | no | 5.6 % | 679,000 |
| Gambia | Western Africa | no | 15.2 % | 367,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | no | 16.6 % | 327,000 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | no | 3.8 % | 303,000 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | no | 1.2 % | 56,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers - not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Fula 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.