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Language Stats: compare key data on Denmark & Sweden

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STAT Denmark Sweden HISTORY
English > Conversational English prevalence 86%
Ranked 3rd. The same as Sweden
86%
Ranked 4th.
French > Conversational French prevalence 9%
Ranked 14th. The same as Sweden
9%
Ranked 15th.
German > Conversational German prevalence 47%
Ranked 3rd. 81% more than Sweden
26%
Ranked 5th.
Italian > Conversational Italian prevalence 1%
Ranked 19th.
2%
Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Denmark
Languages Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority); <i>note:</i> English is the predominant second language Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Languages > A note <a href=/kp/English><a href=/encyclopedia/England>English</a></a> is the predominant second <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Linguistic diversity index 0.051
Ranked 174th.
0.167
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Denmark
Major language(s) Danish Swedish
Polish > Conversational Polish prevalence 0.0
Ranked 23th.
1%
Ranked 9th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 1,500
Ranked 28th.
9,500
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Denmark
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 90%
Ranked 14th. The same as Sweden
90%
Ranked 15th.
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers 1,500
Ranked 27th.
9,500
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Denmark
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers per 1000 0.281
Ranked 27th.
1.07
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Denmark
Russian > Conversational Russian prevalence 0.0
Ranked 24th.
0.0
Ranked 25th.
Spanish > Conversational Spanish prevalence 4%
Ranked 13th.
5%
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Denmark
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 per 1000 0.281
Ranked 26th.
1.07
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Denmark
Romani > Gypsy language > % of Romani who speak Romani 90%
Ranked 13th. The same as Sweden
90%
Ranked 14th.

SOURCES: SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER 386 “Europeans and their Languages”, p. 21.
; SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER 386 “Europeans and their Languages”, p. 21.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Wikipedia: Romani language; Dieter W. Halwachs: Rombase, Speakers and Numbers pp1.; Dieter W. Halwachs: Rombase, Speakers and Numbers pp1. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Romani language. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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