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French-Speaking Countries

Can you name the countries where the highest percentage of people speak French, either as a first language or as an additional language?
2022, according to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie via Wikipedia
Much of this is based on self-reported data
Color-coded by continent
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First submittedDecember 19, 2011
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Country
98
France
97
Monaco
92
Luxembourg
80
Gabon
76
Belgium
73
Mauritius
70
Andorra
67
Switzerland
61
Rep. of the Congo
53
Seychelles
53
Tunisia
51
D. R. Congo
50
Djibouti
42
Haiti
41
Cameroon
41
Togo
38
Lebanon
36
Comoros
36
Morocco
34
Benin
34
Ivory Coast
33
Algeria
31
Vanuatu
29
Equatorial Guinea
29
Central African
Republic
29
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101 Recent Comments
MatB
+1
Level 38
Oct 23, 2017
What about Rwanda?
fitheach
+9
Level 58
Jan 3, 2018
The source says 6% for Rwanda, so not even close to being included. English has been replacing French as the main international language in Rwanda since the war and genocide in the 1990s.
mf3
+3
Level 90
Jun 28, 2025
True, but that hasn't happened at all in their "sister" country Burundi. French is the only second language there.
vziliak
+1
Level 29
Feb 22, 2018
ROC for republic of congo?
MaxStickies
+17
Level 80
Apr 20, 2020
Surely typing congo is easy enough?
JackintheBox
+17
Level 82
Aug 6, 2020
ROC is accepted as a type-in for Taiwan (Republic of China) on JetPunk.
iknowthings
+3
Level 65
Apr 16, 2018
I knew Andorra didn’t speak Spanish!
FilipinoAmericaBall
+29
Level 43
May 6, 2018
Correct, they speak Catalan as their primary language!
dunkinggandalf2
+15
Level 72
Nov 8, 2020
And there's also like four of them, so if just one took French in high school, the whole country already qualifies for this quiz!
brandybuck96
+1
Level 82
Mar 4, 2024
At university I knew someone studying French who decided to go to Andorra for their year abroad... they didn't have a lot of success lol
Nekroix
+5
Level 50
Nov 25, 2021
People in Andorra speak Catalan and Spanish not much french.
slug
+1
Level 73
Jun 30, 2025
Yes, this is totally correct!
teqau
+2
Level 45
Sep 1, 2025
They speak more spanish than french
Saharienne
+6
Level 66
Jul 10, 2018
I was sure Niger and Burundi would be on this list, since French is an official language in both countries...
RoboquizM86
+2
Level 61
Sep 1, 2025
I thought Niger too
Niciquiz
+5
Level 31
Jan 14, 2019
The number for Switzerland is not what the source says
Victoulapin
+14
Level 68
Feb 7, 2019
Very surprising not to find Rwanda, Burundi, Mali or Burkina Faso here... In those countries the education starting from high school is often only in French, so even if it's only a minority I was expecting an highest turnout. Same for Madagascar
rjoal
+5
Level 56
Mar 1, 2019
Same here. I travelled quite extensively in Africa and there's no way Equatorial Guinea or CAR are up there while Burkina Faso isn't... But hey those are figures from the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. I guess they didn't do they job properly.
JackintheBox
+2
Level 82
Aug 6, 2020
their*
Quizmaster
+11
Level ∞
Mar 1, 2019
As a casual observer you likely have sampling bias. The people you are most likely to encounter are going to have better language skills than average. Only about 15% of Rwandans attend high school. Also, Rwanda is switching to English, so it will probably never make this list.
mf3
+3
Level 90
Jul 24, 2021
Yes, my first thought on this was, good golly, you missed Mali.
rjoal
+3
Level 56
Mar 1, 2019
Following the Wikipedia source, new countries should be included if the chosen cut-off is 25%: Portugal, Guinea and Sénégal.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Mar 1, 2019
I'll take a look next time we update. I imagine that more African countries will be added to the list over time as formal schooling increases. Although there's also a chance that schools would choose to teach in English instead, which is the no-brainer move in terms of making your economy more competitive.
GeoDude
+2
Level 46
Mar 20, 2019
I expected Vietnam to be here. Guess the language has been on the decline there.
kalbahamut
+10
Level 79
May 21, 2019
Yeah not even close. Fewer than 1% of Vietnamese people speak French. There are more in Cambodia and Laos, but still not very many.
JWatson24
+5
Level 71
Mar 20, 2022
They still use the French (Latin) alphabet though. I've always found it weird that they chose to adopt that, given that they have a history of rejecting foreign influence (France, the US, China).
ppaaccoojrf
+7
Level 42
May 3, 2024
Well, without the Chinese influence, the Vietnamese wouldn't have had a writing system at all. And that writing system was so complicated that adopting another foreign system is downright efficient.

And to be fair, the Vietnamese alphabet bears more resemblance to Portuguese than to French, probably because Portuguese missionaries got there first before France officially started colonizing the area.

KrazyKookieKing
+1
Level 47
Apr 10, 2019
Anyone who didn't get France is 3
Yoshimano
+5
Level 66
May 29, 2020
How about Burkina Faso, Niger, Burundi, Ghana and Rwanda ? Can't hardly believe these are under the 25% mark
wydadman
+11
Level 20
Oct 15, 2021
ghana were not a french colony anyway
DrunkytheSnowman
+2
Level 55
Jan 27, 2022
Neither were a lot of the answers in this quiz but Ghana is surrounded by French speaking nations and contains a lot of immigrants from those countries so while it isn't enough to make the list it would still be a perfectly reasonable guess.
Zach4Kofi
+3
Level 44
Aug 22, 2025
Do you know how much 25% is in Ghana? The immigration rate isn’t that high, and English is so much more valued to those learning another language.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
May 29, 2020
Interesting quiz, I somehow decided to guess Vanuatu and it paid off haha
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 79
May 29, 2020
Pretty sure I tried Equatorial Guinea, but I usually think of that as Spanish to begin with so I generally wouldn't guess it.
MichielP
+2
Level 48
Jun 16, 2020
Really fun quiz! Can't believe I forgot Canada :o

As a Belgian I can say that only 40/45% of the country has French as mother tongue, the other 55/60% speaks Dutch ;-)

ceeceetop
+1
Level 26
Sep 5, 2020
So, where is French Polynesia on this quiz?
stoodmarsh
+18
Level 34
Sep 5, 2020
not a sovereign state
SupBroDude
+4
Level 56
Sep 25, 2025
It's in the name FRENCH Polynesia. I think it safe to say it's apart of France
CS
+1
Level 66
Oct 24, 2020
How is Morocco guessed more than Monaco?
Zach4Kofi
+3
Level 44
Aug 22, 2025
It’s probably more well known, especially outside of Europe. Monaco is small and easy to forget.
IsleAuHaulte
+9
Level 92
Dec 20, 2020
The Vatican doesn't seem to like to keep records of anything, but I'm willing to bet 1/4 of their population can speak French. 100% of the population is at least bilingual. Easily the most polyglot nation on Earth.
Munchkin
+1
Level 51
Mar 16, 2021
I got 11 and I missed morocco
Tomo234
+1
Level 24
Jun 3, 2021
Me Monaco
Tomo234
+1
Level 24
Jun 3, 2021
I got 12 and I missed Monaco
xyzzy
+1
Level 72
Jul 12, 2021
Is this counting creoles?
Yoshimano
+1
Level 66
Jul 12, 2021
only those from Créolie
partdavid
+6
Level 74
Jun 30, 2025
The number for Haiti makes me think not.
Yoshimano
+2
Level 66
Jul 12, 2021
so pissed I forgot about Senegal, Vanuatu and Lebanon!

didn't think so much in Portugal though

Thanks, QM!

Fresco3
+2
Level 70
Jul 13, 2021
Lol, 24/29 but forgot Canada
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 60
Jul 29, 2021
Aren't most of these former french colonies?
Geoguessin
+1
Level 74
Jul 29, 2021
LMAO How could I forget my own country!!!!! Sorry Portugal!
alligatorsyes
+2
Level 45
Jul 29, 2021
didn't get portugal :(
levic
+4
Level 71
Jul 29, 2021
I wonder why Portugal has so many french spealing people
KevinF
+12
Level 54
Jul 31, 2021
During the dictatorship, many Portuguese went into exile in France. I am guessing they retained their French when they returned.
maple
+1
Level 52
Jul 29, 2021
I even got Portugal, but not BELGIUM....??? idk how
Matulkus
+3
Level 38
Jul 29, 2021
Was really surprised Burkina Faso isn't on there! But after looking it up: despite it being the official language of business only 15% of the population speak French.
SpartanLlama
+3
Level 79
Jul 30, 2021
Portugal is an interesting one, for Lebanon I was thinking there was a country in that region that spoke a bit of French but I couldn't get it
Snoflakes
+5
Level 73
Aug 4, 2021
Portugal? That's new... How is Portugal so proficient in French?
Wolfskin1
+1
Level 27
Oct 3, 2021
NZ You Forgot New Zealand
yadoya
+2
Level 32
Oct 23, 2021
What about Burkina Faso? :(
PjotrL
+3
Level 78
Jun 2, 2022
It's official, but apparently only 15% of the people actually use it on day-to-day basis. As it is part of the education system, I think you could argue it's likely more than 25% would be able to speak/understand French?
FlyingG
+2
Level 68
Jul 8, 2023
Insanely close to making it, 24.5%.
mhoegg
+3
Level 70
Feb 5, 2022
Portugal ? Really ?
Batttt
+3
Level 28
Mar 9, 2022
Andorra 70%? I think you are wrong, there are maybe 7% speaking french in Andorra, while most of them use Catalan and Spanish.
Danymo60
+3
Level 25
Mar 20, 2022
I am portuguese and I can guarantee that the number in this quiz is wrong. There is just no way 25% of the population speaks french.
GeoGeniusThe1
+1
Level 43
May 6, 2022
Cant belive that i forgot Monaco !!!!!!
apostmi
+2
Level 20
Jun 2, 2022
portugal?
GreenGeographer
+1
Level 45
Jun 29, 2022
got all but Portugal
gerleps974
+1
Level 24
Nov 10, 2022
24/29 but i am french
Melikesanmarino
+3
Level 60
Dec 6, 2022
No way, In Equatorial Guinea they do not speak French, they speak Spanish, and Bantu languages.
SpartanLlama
+4
Level 79
Feb 16, 2023
I think Spanish has a much higher percentage but French is still common
mf3
+4
Level 90
Jun 28, 2025
Not in my personal experience. I have NEVER heard French spoken there. In the capital, the languages are Bubi (native to the island) and Fang (the tribe that actually governs the country). When they speak to each other, it's in Spanish.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Feb 16, 2023
Portugal's an easy one to miss
AnAussieHawk1
+4
Level 70
Apr 22, 2023
I find it remarkable that The Gambia doesn't speak that much French even though it is surrounded by a French-speaking nation.
FlyingG
+4
Level 68
Jul 8, 2023
It's pretty close, 20%.
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 95
Jun 29, 2025
I think it was a British colony
Foxi8laFox
+1
Level 43
Apr 28, 2023
i write comores, but thats comoros :(
Chuck24
+1
Level 49
Jul 7, 2023
Mali is missing
FlyingG
+1
Level 68
Jul 8, 2023
Mali is at around 17%.
Samuelfghk
+4
Level 39
Nov 24, 2023
Portugal???
OliviaJane
+6
Level 39
Feb 9, 2024
i feel like the percentages are really inaccurate, as an ivorian i can tell you that every ivorian i have ever met can speak french and are even losing the village languages. definetly need to check the statistics because i really disagree that more people speak french in portugal than mali, burkina faso etc.
brandybuck96
+3
Level 82
Mar 5, 2024
While it could well be the case as the numbers are likely not entirely accurate, self-reporting is famously unreliable where linguistic studies are concerned.
partdavid
+2
Level 74
Jun 30, 2025
You can debate its accuracy, but it's better than what a commenter "feels" or "in their personal experience", which doesn't matter at all.
Dontforget
+2
Level 76
May 27, 2024
I thought that Mali and Chad would be higher
Countrymaster300
+1
Level 26
Aug 28, 2024
This was HARD! I only got 20 idk How i missed belgium!
esther092
+1
Level 50
Mar 16, 2025
at first i got 7 then i played 5 months later and got 26 lol
Lexiconic
+1
Level 45
Jun 28, 2025
100% at first try, nice quiz :D
Tramp
+5
Level 79
Jun 28, 2025
Some very surprising omissions (Senegal, Mauritania, Burkina Faso) and appearances (Vanuatu, Equatorial Guinea)
blizzrd33
+2
Level 81
Jun 29, 2025
Why is Vanuatu surprising to you?
slug
+3
Level 73
Jun 30, 2025
Yeah! Senegal, seriously, I cannot believe it is not on this list. Whereas Equatorial Guinea is? Go figure.
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 95
Jun 29, 2025
The French empire was as spread around the world as the British one
PrettyTiedUp
+2
Level 71
Jul 1, 2025
What else would an empire be?
FreeStater
+1
Level 81
Feb 18, 2026
Ever heard of the Central African Empire?
LeoTheNerd1121
+3
Level 46
Jul 2, 2025
Missed opportunity to put Ivory Coast as Côte d'Ivoire, in it's original FRENCH name.
heartpledge
+1
Level 28
Aug 21, 2025
As a Belgian I'm pretty sure Belgium should be below 50% though...
Pontiac
+1
Level 62
Oct 1, 2025
oh a person from QM's 'favorite' country
RoboquizM86
+2
Level 61
Sep 1, 2025
Increased my score by 1 so now got 2/5 hopefully will increase again next time. I also tried Mali, Niger, Senegal, Burkina Faso as I thought these countries spoke french
RoboquizM86
+1
Level 61
Sep 1, 2025
Got 4/5 this time
elchupacabra
+1
Level 34
Dec 29, 2025
Madagascar?
Hockputer
+1
Level 56
Feb 19, 2026
Vanatau?
JDMA12
+1
Level 56
Mar 15, 2026
It's a former French (and British) colony
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