Slovenian speaking countries
Slovenian is the official language in Slovenia and is spoken in 1 more countries as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Slovenian language (native name: Slovenski Jezik, Slovenščina) has its roots in the Indo-European language family.With a share of around 91%, it is most widespread in Slovenia. A total of about 2.0 m people worldwide speak Slovenian as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | Southern Europe | yes | 91.1 % | 1,913,000 |
| Italy | Southern Europe | no | 0.2 % | 119,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers - not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Slovenian 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.