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Ndebele speaking countries
Ndebele is no official language in any country, but is spoken as mother tongue in 3 countries by a minor part of the population.
With a share of around 16%, it is most widespread in Zimbabwe. A total of about 3.6 million people worldwide speak Ndebele as their mother tongue.
Country
Region
Official language
Distribution
Total
Zimbabwe
Eastern Africa
no
16.2 %
2,373,000
South Africa
Southern Africa
no
2.1 %
1,230,000
Botswana
Southern Africa
no
1.3 %
30,000