298: German speaking regions

All below statistics are approximate and only to give an overview! For accurate statistics, please refer to the official sources of the countries.

German-speaking population in the world: About 90,000,000 (native speakers)

• Germany (Deutschland)
  • Official language: German (majority)
  • Population: About 85,000,000
  • Population (Native speakers): About 75,000,000
  • Percentage of the country's population: About 88 %
  • Percentage of the German-speaking region: About 83 %
• Austria (Österreich)
  • Official languages: German (majority), Croatian, Slovenian and Hungarian
  • Population: About 9,000,000
  • Population (Native speakers): About 8,000,000
  • Percentage of the country's population: About 89 %
  • Percentage of the German-speaking region: About 9 %
• Switzerland (Schweiz)
  • Official languages: German (majority), French and Italian
  • Population: About 8,800,000
  • Population (Native speakers): About 5,500,000
  • Percentage of the country's population: About 63 %
  • Percentage of the German-speaking region: About 6 %
• Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein)
  • Official language: German (majority)
  • Population: About 40,000
  • Population (Native speakers): About 35,000
  • Percentage of the country's population: About 88 %
  • Percentage of the German-speaking region: ---
• Belgium (Belgien)
  • Official languages: French, Dutch and German
• Luxembourg (Luxemburg)
  • Official languages: Luxembourgish, French and German
• Italy
  • Province: South Tyrol
• Poland
  • Provinces: Opole and Silesia
• France
  • Area: Alsace
• Czech Republic
• Hungary
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Denmark
• Russia
• Ukraine
• Namibia
• South Africa
• Kazakhstan
• Brazil
• United states
• Canada

• D-A-CH is the abbreviation for below German speaking countries:
  • D: Deutschland => Germany
  • A: Austria
  • CH: Confoederatio Helvetica => Switzerland (Swiss Confederation)