French  

French ranks in the top 10 of the most commonly spoken languages worldwide. It has more than 77 million native speakers and 220 million total speakers.

While French is spoken by a significant part of the population of about 60 countries, it is only recognized as an official language by 29 countries.

The countries that speak French as an official language are:
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo and Vanuatu.

Of the 220 million who use French daily, 55% are living in Africa.

      French is the only official language (13 countries).

      French is co-official alongside one or more other languages (16 countries)