Hakka speaking countries
Hakka is no official language in any country, but is spoken as mother tongue in 9 countries by a minor part of the population.With a share of around 10%, it is most widespread in Taiwan. A total of about 29.8 m people worldwide speak Hakka as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | East Asia | no | 1.8 % | 25,397,000 |
| Taiwan | East Asia | no | 10.2 % | 2,404,000 |
| Malaysia | Southeast Asia | no | 3.3 % | 1,068,000 |
| Indonesia | Southeast Asia | no | 0.3 % | 821,000 |
| Hong Kong | East Asia | no | 1.0 % | 75,000 |
| Singapore | Southeast Asia | no | 1.2 % | 68,000 |
| Brunei | Southeast Asia | no | 1.2 % | 5,000 |
| French Guiana | South America | no | 2.4 % | 4,000 |
| French Polynesia | Polynesia | no | 0.4 % | 1,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers - not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Hakka 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.