Language Analytics
Global language statistics — powered by the enrichment pipeline.
7,992
Total Languages
194
Language Families
62
Writing Systems
4,308
Languages at Risk
Languages by Endangerment Status
Safe2,320 · 29.0%
Endangered1,703 · 21.3%
Unknown1,376 · 17.2%
Vulnerable994 · 12.4%
Extinct770 · 9.6%
Critically Endangered501 · 6.3%
Severely Endangered328 · 4.1%
Top Language Families — click a family to explore
Niger-Congo
1368
Austronesian
1159
Indo-European
579
Sino-Tibetan
436
Trans-New Guinea
404
Afro-Asiatic
389
Pama-Nyungan
247
Nilo-Saharan
190
Oto-Manguean
177
Sign Language
152
Austroasiatic
151
Dravidian
84
Tai-Kadai
83
Papuan
80
Tupian
67
Languages by Writing System
Latin
2141
Arabic
11
Latin alphabet
8
Tibetan
8
Latin script
8
Devanagari
7
Old Italic alphabet
3
Chinese characters (Traditional)
3
Greek alphabet
3
Hebrew alphabet
3
Malayalam
2
Latin alphabet; Tengwar
2
Hebrew
2
Chinese characters (Simplified)
2
Italic alphabets
2
Language Families — click a column header to sort
| Family | Languages ▼ | % of Total | Largest Speaker Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger-Congo | 1,368 | 17.1% | 82.3M |
| Austronesian | 1,159 | 14.5% | 199.0M |
| Indo-European | 579 | 7.2% | 753.4M |
| Sino-Tibetan | 436 | 5.5% | 918.0M |
| Trans-New Guinea | 404 | 5.1% | 230K |
| Afro-Asiatic | 389 | 4.9% | 315.4M |
| Pama-Nyungan | 247 | 3.1% | 4K |
| Nilo-Saharan | 190 | 2.4% | 15.0M |
| Oto-Manguean | 177 | 2.2% | 777K |
| Sign Language | 152 | 1.9% | 3.0M |
| Austroasiatic | 151 | 1.9% | 76.0M |
| Dravidian | 84 | 1.1% | 82.0M |
| Tai-Kadai | 83 | 1.0% | 20.7M |
| Papuan | 80 | 1.0% | 4K |
| Tupian | 67 | 0.8% | 4.8M |
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