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Language Stats: compare key data on France & United Kingdom

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STAT France United Kingdom HISTORY
English > Conversational English prevalence 39%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
10%
Ranked 26th.
French > Conversational French prevalence 4%
Ranked 18th.
19%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than France
German > Conversational German prevalence 6%
Ranked 17th. The same as United Kingdom
6%
Ranked 18th.
Italian > Conversational Italian prevalence 5%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
2%
Ranked 14th.
Languages French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)
Linguistic diversity index 0.272
Ranked 126th. 96% more than United Kingdom
0.139
Ranked 152nd.
Major language(s) French English
Polish > Conversational Polish prevalence 1%
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 18th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 215,000
Ranked 8th. 215 times more than United Kingdom
1,000
Ranked 31st.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 per 1000 3.53
Ranked 14th. 208 times more than United Kingdom
0.017
Ranked 30th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 70%
Ranked 24th. 140 times more than United Kingdom
0.5%
Ranked 31st.
Russian > Conversational Russian prevalence 0.0
Ranked 19th.
2%
Ranked 14th.
Spanish > Conversational Spanish prevalence 13%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
6%
Ranked 5th.

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.

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