Nyanja speaking countries
Nyanja is no official language in any country, but is spoken as a mother tongue in two countries by a minor part of the population.As a percentage of the total population, the largest share of around 15 percent is in Zambia. A total of about 3.2 million people worldwide speak Nyanja as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | no | 14.7 % | 2,863,000 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | no | 2.2 % | 352,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers — not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Nyanja 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 unlikely to be listed here.