List of countries and territories where Hindustani is an official language
The following is a list of countries that have Hindustani or another language called "Hindi" as an official language.
Official language[edit]
Country | Region | Population | Status |
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India | Asia | 1,367,703,110[1] | Hindi is one of the two official union languages of India alongside English. Hindi and Urdu (both registers of Hindustani language) are official languages along with 20 others under the Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India. |
Pakistan | Asia | 220,892,331[2] | Urdu is co-official with English |
Fiji | Oceania | 889,327[3] | Fiji Hindi is official alongside English and Fijian |
Total | 1,589,484,768 |
Minority language[edit]
Country | Region | Population | Status |
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South Africa | Africa | 59,622,350[4] | More than 436,000 Hindi speakers.[5] According to the Constitution of South Africa, the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages |
Total | 59,622,350 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Data.gov.in". data.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ United Nations. "World Population Prospects 2019".
- ^ "Fiji Bureau of Statistics - Fiji Bureau of Statistics". www.statsfiji.gov.fj. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Fiji Bureau of Statistics - Fiji Bureau of Statistics". www.statsfiji.gov.fj. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Hindi". Joshua Project.