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.
Country | Absolute | % | Year | Reference |
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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 | [6][note 1] |
Germany | 93,871 | 0.1% | 2010 | [7][note 1] |
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] |
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