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Language Stats: compare key data on France & Italy

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STAT France Italy HISTORY
English > Conversational English prevalence 39%
Ranked 15th. 15% more than Italy
34%
Ranked 18th.
French > Conversational French prevalence 4%
Ranked 18th.
16%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than France
German > Conversational German prevalence 6%
Ranked 17th. 20% more than Italy
5%
Ranked 22nd.
Italian > Conversational Italian prevalence 5%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Italy
1%
Ranked 18th.
Languages French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
Linguistic diversity index 0.272
Ranked 126th.
0.593
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than France
Major language(s) French Italian
Polish > Conversational Polish prevalence 1%
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 21st.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 215,000
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Italy
42,000
Ranked 15th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 per 1000 3.53
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Italy
0.738
Ranked 24th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 70%
Ranked 24th.
90%
Ranked 10th. 29% more than France
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers 215,000
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Italy
42,000
Ranked 14th.
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers per 1000 3.53
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Italy
0.738
Ranked 24th.
Russian > Conversational Russian prevalence 0.0
Ranked 19th.
0.0
Ranked 23th.
Spanish > Conversational Spanish prevalence 13%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Italy
11%
Ranked 3rd.
Romani > Gypsy language > % of Romani who speak Romani 70%
Ranked 23th.
90%
Ranked 9th. 29% more than France

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; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Wikipedia: Romani language; 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.; 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.

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