Kpelle speaking countries
Kpelle is no official language in any country, but is spoken as mother tongue in 2 countries by a minor part of the population.With a share of around 20%, it is most widespread in Liberia. A total of about 1.6 m people worldwide speak Kpelle as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | Western Africa | no | 19.5 % | 986,000 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | no | 4.6 % | 604,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers - not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Kpelle 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.