Which Language Does Every Country Want to Learn?

Maps created by Word.tips

The maps here show which language each country wants to learn most. The data was gathered in the following way:

Methodology & Sources

We compiled a list of the top 50 most-spoken languages based on our previous article, ‘The 100 Most-Spoken Languages in the World.’

We then translated the following phrases into 119 languages covering the countries in our dataset:

• [Language Name] language (e.g., “English language”)
• Study [Language Name] (e.g., “Study English”)
• Learn [Language Name] (e.g., “Learn English”)

We then used Semrush to gather the monthly Google search volumes estimated for those phrases translated into one of each country’s official or widely used languages.

Finally, we scaled these figures relative to the number of internet users in each country and the Google Search engine market share (if the market share was 50%, we doubled the search volume.)

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Full list by country:

Country	Continent	Most Popular Language	Second Most Popular Language
Afghanistan	Middle East & Central Asia	English	Farsi
Albania	Europe	German	English
Algeria	Africa	Arabic	French
Angola	Africa	English	French
Argentina	South America	Italian	English
Armenia	Europe	English	German
Australia	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Japanese	Spanish
Austria	Europe	English	Italian
Azerbaijan	Rest of Asia and Oceania	English	Russian
Bahamas	North America	French	Spanish
Bahrain	Middle East & Central Asia	Arabic	German
Bangladesh	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Korean	Bengali
Belarus	Europe	English	Russian
Belgium	Europe	Spanish	Arabic
Benin	Africa	English	German
Bhutan	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Korean	Chinese
Bolivia	South America	English	Japanese
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	German	English
Botswana	Africa	French	German
Brazil	South America	English	Spanish
Brunei	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Korean	Malayalam
Bulgaria	Europe	English	German
Cambodia	Rest of Asia and Oceania	English	Chinese
Cameroon	Africa	English	German
Canada	North America	French	Japanese
Chile	South America	Italian	Korean
Colombia	South America	English	Italian
Costa Rica	North America	English	Spanish
Cote D'Ivoire	Africa	English	Arabic
Croatia	Europe	German	Arabic
Cyprus	Europe	German	English
Czech Republic	Europe	Spanish	Polish
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	English	Swahili
Denmark	Europe	German	Spanish
Dominican Republic	North America	Spanish	English
Ecuador	South America	English	Italian
Egypt	Africa	Arabic	English
El Salvador	North America	English	Italian
Estonia	Europe	English	German
Ethiopia	Africa	English	Arabic
Fiji	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Hindi	Chinese
Finland	Europe	English	Ukrainian
France	Europe	English	Spanish
Georgia	Europe	English	German
Germany	Europe	English	Spanish
Ghana	Africa	German	English
Greece	Europe	German	English
Guatemala	North America	English	Spanish
Guyana	South America	Chinese	Spanish
Honduras	North America	English	Russian
Hong Kong	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Chinese	Spanish
Hungary	Europe	English	German
Iceland	Europe	Spanish	German
India	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Korean	English
Indonesia	Rest of Asia and Oceania	English	Arabic
Iraq	Middle East & Central Asia	Arabic	English
Ireland	Europe	Spanish	French
Israel	Middle East & Central Asia	English	Arabic
Italy	Europe	English	Italian
Jamaica	North America	English	Chinese
Japan	Rest of Asia and Oceania	English	Korean
Jordan	Middle East & Central Asia	Arabic	German
Kazakhstan	Middle East & Central Asia	English	Russian
Kenya	Africa	German	French
Kuwait	Middle East & Central Asia	Arabic	German
Kyrgyzstan	Middle East & Central Asia	English	German
Laos	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Chinese	English
Latvia	Europe	English	German
Lebanon	Middle East & Central Asia	Arabic	English
Libya	Africa	Arabic	English
Lithuania	Europe	Russian	English
Luxembourg	Europe	German	French
Malaysia	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Malayalam	English
Malta	Europe	German	English
Mauritius	Africa	English	German
Mexico	North America	English	Spanish
Moldova	Europe	English	Italian
Mongolia	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Korean	German
Montenegro	Europe	English	German
Morocco	Africa	Arabic	English
Mozambique	Africa	English	French
Myanmar	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Korean	Japanese
Namibia	Africa	German	Portuguese
Nepal	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Korean	Japanese
Netherlands	Europe	French	English
New Zealand	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Spanish	Filipino
Nicaragua	North America	English	Russian
Nigeria	Africa	English	Hausa
North Macedonia	Europe	German	English
Norway	Europe	Spanish	Urdu
Oman	Middle East & Central Asia	Arabic	English
Pakistan	Rest of Asia and Oceania	English	Korean
Palestine	Middle East & Central Asia	Arabic	English
Panama	North America	Spanish	English
Paraguay	South America	English	Portuguese
Peru	South America	English	Italian
Philippines	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Filipino	Korean
Poland	Europe	English	Polish
Portugal	Europe	English	Portuguese
Puerto Rico	North America	Spanish	Arabic
Qatar	Middle East & Central Asia	Arabic	English
Republic of the Congo	Africa	English	Chinese
Romania	Europe	English	German
Russia	Europe	Russian	English
Rwanda	Africa	English	German
Saudi Arabia	Middle East & Central Asia	Arabic	Chinese
Senegal	Africa	English	Arabic
Serbia	Europe	German	French
Singapore	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Korean	Chinese
Slovakia	Europe	German	English
Slovenia	Europe	German	Japanese
Somalia	Africa	English	Arabic
South Africa	Africa	Zulu	Swahili
South Korea	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Japanese	English
Spain	Europe	Spanish	English
Sri Lanka	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Korean	English
Sweden	Europe	English	Thai
Switzerland	Europe	Italian	English
Taiwan	Rest of Asia and Oceania	Chinese	Minnan
Tanzania	Africa	English	Swahili
Thailand	Rest of Asia and Oceania	English	Chinese
Trinidad and Tobago	North America	Spanish	Arabic
Tunisia	Africa	English	Arabic
Turkey	Middle East & Central Asia	English	Polish
Turkmenistan	Middle East & Central Asia	English	Russian
Uganda	Africa	Arabic	Bengali
Ukraine	Europe	English	Ukrainian
United Arab Emirates	Middle East & Central Asia	Arabic	German
United Kingdom	Europe	English	Spanish
United States	North America	Spanish	Japanese
Uruguay	South America	Italian	Spanish
Uzbekistan	Middle East & Central Asia	English	Russian
Venezuela	South America	Chinese	Russian
Vietnam	Rest of Asia and Oceania	English	Chinese
Zambia	Africa	English	German
Zimbabwe	Africa	German	English

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