Slovenian speaking countries
Slovenian is the official language in Slovenia and is spoken in Italy 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.As a percentage of the total population, the largest share of around 91 percent is in Slovenia. A total of about 2.0 million people worldwide speak Slovenian as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | Southern Europe | yes | 91.1 % | 1,920,000 |
| Italy | Southern Europe | no | 0.2 % | 118,000 |
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 unlikely to be listed here.