Language details — Italy

This table lists languages spoken in Italy, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

12 languages
Language Statuses Share, % Speakers
Tosk Albanian
Minority
German
Regional Minority
English
No special status 8.5 5,000,000
French
Regional
1.7 1,000,000
Friulian
National
Italian
Official Working
98.3 58,000,000
Ladin
National Regional
Neapolitan
National
Sicilian
National
Slovenian
Regional Minority
Albanian
Minority
Sardinian
National
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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