List of countries where Arabic is an official language
Nations in which Arabic is an official language (de facto or de jure).
Arabic in countries with more than 50% Arabic-speakers is considered a majority language, otherwise it is a minority language.
Official as majority language
Official as minority language
Co-official as majority language
Co-official as minority language
Not official as minority language
Countries
| Country | Population | Notes | No. of Arabic Speakers[1] | % of Arabic Speakers[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 41,701,000 | Co-official language, along with Berber | 40,100,000 | 60.00 |
 Bahrain | 1,343,000 | Official language | 690,302 | 51.4 |
 Chad | 10,329,208 | Co-official language, along with French | 1,320,000 | 11.81 |
 Comoros | 798,000 | Co-official language, along with French and Comorian | ||
 Djibouti | 810,179 | Co-official language, along with French | 97,900 | 11.32 |
 Egypt | 90,000,000 | Official language | 82,449,200 | 93.18 |
 Eritrea | 6,380,803 | Co-official language, along with English and Tigrinya | 249,700 | 3.83 |
 Iraq | 36,004,552 | Co-official language, along with Kurdish | 22,908,120 | 65.81 |
 Israel | 8,238,300 | Co-official language, along with Hebrew | 2,039,000 | 24.82 |
 Jordan | 6,655,000 | Official language | 5,083,300 | 66.93 |
 Kuwait | 2,789,000 | Official language | 1,735,000 | 62.21 |
 Lebanon | 4,965,914 | Co-official language, along with French | 4,180,000 | 71.44 |
 Libya | 6,244,174 | Official language | 4,526,000 | 72.09 |
 Mauritania | 3,359,185 | Official language | 3,140,000 | 88.78 |
 Morocco | 33,250,000 | Co-official language, along with Berber | 25,003,930 | 74.29 |
 Oman | 4,055,418 | Official language | 2,518,816 | 58.6 |
 Palestine | 4,484,000 | Population of West Bank and Gaza | 1,610,000 | 37.49 |
 Qatar | 2,155,446 | Official language | 1,215,900 | 55.39 |
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic(Western Sahara) | 548,000 | Co-official language, along with Spanish | 561,540 | 98.00 |
 Saudi Arabia | 30,770,375 | Official language | 17,178,770 | 55.62 |
 Somalia | 10,428,043 | Co-official language, along with Somali | 3,788,000 | 31.26 |
 Sudan | 40,235,000 | Official language, along with English | 28,164,500 | 70.00 |
 Syria | 17,951,639 | Official language | 20,956,000 | 91.71 |
 Tanzania(  Zanzibar) | 1,303,569 | Co-official language, along with English and Kiswahili | ||
 Tunisia | 10,982,754 | Official language | 10,800,500 | 98.34 |
 United Arab Emirates | 9,346,129 | Official language | 3,607,600 | 39.71 |
 Yemen | 23,833,000 | Official language | 14,671,000 | 54.68 |
See also
References
- ↑ Data taken from https://www.ethnologue.com/ Retrieved 21/03/2016
- ↑ Used data taken from https://www.ethnologue.com/ and country population to get percentage. Retrieved 21/03/2016
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