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Svenska

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Official Language of the EU
Larger language family: Finland Swedish

Speaker Numbers

International Speaker Numbers according to
EGIDS (Ethnologue) Source UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
13 255 410 Site under maintenance (will be updated) Not listed
National Speaker Numbers
Country Language National Speaker Number Bases for Calculation Year Source
Denmark Swedish 771 400 Users 2023
Finland Finland Swedish 285 360 (given) Speakers 2024
Finland Swedish 285 360 (given) Speakers 2024
Sweden Swedish Approx. 10 000 000 (not a census) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)


Endangerment

International Endangerment according to
UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
Site under maintenance (will be updated) Not listed
National Endangerment according to EGIDS (Ethnologue)
Country Language Endangerment Level Source
Denmark Swedish 5* (Dispersed)
Finland Finland Swedish 1 (National)
Finland Swedish 1 (National)
Sweden Swedish 1 (National)
Pan-National Official Language in
ECRML-Recognised in
Non-ECRML in

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