Geographical distribution of Dutch speakers
Dutch speakers, or Batavophones , are globally concentrated in the Netherlands , Belgium , and Suriname . Dutch is also spoken in minority areas through Europe and in many immigrant communities in all over the world. Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch, but is regarded as a separate language and will not be analyzed in this article.
Statistics
Native speakers
Country
Absolute
%
Year
Reference
Austria
3,802
0.05%
2001
[ 1]
Belgium
6,064,866
54.8%
2012
[ 2] [ note 1]
Canada
99,020
0.3%
2016
[ 3]
Finland
1,650
0.03%
2018
[ 4]
France
96,908
0.2%
2007
[ 5] [ note 1]
Germany
93,871
0.1%
2010
[ 6] [ note 1]
Indonesia
500,000
0.03%
1985
[ 7]
Luxembourg
9,848
1.9%
2012
[ 2] [ note 1]
Netherlands
15,766,786
94.2%
2012
[ 2] [ note 1]
New Zealand
23,860
0.5%
2018
[ 8] [ note 2]
South Africa
5,466
0.01%
1996
[ 9]
Suriname
400,000
60%
2020
Switzerland
22,167
0.3%
2011
[ 9]
United Kingdom
30,407
0.05%
2011
[ 10] [ 11]
United States
183,885
0.1%
2017
[ 12] [ note 2]
See also
Notes
References
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