Home

EUROPEAN LANGUAGES VISUALISED

Learn more about the languages of the European Union

LanguageMap.eu is a collection of currently available data on official languages, regional and minority languages (RMLs), recognised and unrecognised languages in the European Union + Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, and the United Kingdom, as well as the legal measures that some countries have taken to protect local languages.

The majority of this data was collected in early 2026.

Before you explore the database, we recommend the ‘About’ section. This section contains information on why this data (and all available language data) does not directly reflect reality. LanguageMap.eu is a starting point of inquiry, not a final destination.

Map

Countries

Languages

Visualisation, filtering and overview of 

  • national linguistic landscapes
  • ECRML / FCNM support
  • national geographic areas (languages & language families)
  • last national census dates

Allows navigation to individual Country Profiles. 
Each Country Profile contains information on 

  • official languages
  • ECRML languages (regional & minority langauges)
  • non-ECRML languages
  • FCNM minorities
  • Eurobarometer censuses
  • links to additional resources

Allows navigation to individual Language Profiles.
Each Language Profile contains information on 

  • reported endangerment statuses
  • speaker numbers
  • language family
  • countries in which the language is official or recognised
  • Wikitongues database of audiovisual language samples

Delving Deeper

If you are a researcher, policy officer, or minoritised language stakeholder, you might also be interested in how this Language Map is connected to the Horizon Europe-funded RISE UP Project, as well as

  • Policy Brief #1: Available language databases and maps
Download here

 and

  • Policy Brief #2: Measures on how to critically and scientifically engage with language databases and maps.
Download here

Under ‘About’, you can learn more about

    • how we have selected our sources and our methodology,
    • our working definitions of a) a language, b) a speaker, c) Europe, and more.
    • two important legal measures – the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages (ECRML) and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) – and which countries have adopted them.

We appreciate your collaboration and insights! LanguageMap.eu is an open and living collection of knowledge. If you know of different, more recent or more accurate sources – or if you detect gaps in the available data, please share them with us in the comments at the bottom of the relevant page (e.g. under ‘Austria’ or under ‘Basque).