Countries where French is the Official Language

Nr. Country Continent Population (2008)[3] French-speakers (2005 estimation)[4] Partial-French speakers (2005 estimation) French-speakers, full and partial combined
# - Francophone World 367,428,669 NA NA 162,348,020
1. Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa 66,514,506 6,080,000 18,240,000 24,320,000
2. France Europe 65,057,790 60,578,6001 NA 60,578,600
3. Canada North America 33,143,600 6,741,955 2,848,745 9,590,700
4. Madagascar Africa 20,042,551 865,000 2,664,200 3,529,200
5. Cameroon Africa 18,467,692 2,950,300 4,393,100 7,343,400
6. Côte d'Ivoire Africa 18,373,060 12,740,000 NA 12,740,000
7. Burkina Faso Africa 15,264,735 695,000 NA 695,000
8. Niger Africa 13,272,679 1,260,000 NA 1,260,000
9. Senegal Africa 12,853,259 1,170,000 2,457,000 3,627,000
10. Mali Africa 12,324,029 1,107,000 NA 1,107,000
11. Rwanda Africa 10,473,282 609,000 174,000 783,000
12. Belgium Europe 10,403,951 4,300,000 2,000,000 6,300,000
13. Guinea Africa 10,211,437 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000
14. Chad Africa 10,111,337 1,940,000 NA 1,940,000
15. Haiti Central America 8,924,553 5,664,000 5,622,500 6,286,500
16. Burundi Africa 8,691,005 390,000 234,000 624 000
17. Benin Africa 8,294,941 739,200 1,402,800 2,142,000
18. Switzerland Europe 7,581,520 1,509,600 2,072,000 3,582,120
19. Togo Africa 5,858,673 2,000,000 NA 2,000,000
20. Central African Republic Africa 4,434,873 945,000 NA 945,000
21. Republic of the Congo Africa 3,903,318 1,200,000 1,200,000 2,400,000
22. Gabon Africa 1,485,832 1,200,000 NA 1,200,000
23. Comoros Africa 731,775 312,200 NA 312,200
24. Equatorial Guinea Africa 616,459 100,000 200,000 300,000
25. Djibouti Africa 506,221 159,800 159,800
26. Luxembourg Europe 486,006 430,000 20,000 450,000
27. Vanuatu Oceania 215,446 99,000 NA 99,000
28. Seychelles Africa 82,247 4,000 44,000 48,000
29. Monaco Europe 32,796 23,400 NA 23,400