Countries That Speak French

There are currently 29 countries that have French as an official language. Of these 29, there are 16 were it is a co-official language, meaning it exists as the official language alongside another. The other 13 have French set as their only official language.

Countries

  • Belgium - Also has Dutch and German as official languages
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi - Also has English and Kirundi as official languages
  • Cameroon - Also has English as an official language
  • Canada - Also has English as an official language
  • Central African Republic - Also has Sango as an official language
  • Chad - Also has Arabic as an official language
  • Comoros - Also has Comorian and Arabic as official languages
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Djibouti - Also has Arabic as an official language
  • Equatorial Guinea - Also has Spanish and Portuguese as official languages
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Guinea
  • Haiti - Also has Haitian Creole as an official language
  • Ivory Coast
  • Luxembourg - Also has German and Luxembourgish as official languages
  • Madagascar - Also has Malagasy as an official language
  • Mali
  • Monaco
  • Niger
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Rwanda - Also has Kinyarwanda and English as official languages
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles - Also has English and Seychellois Creole as official languages
  • Switzerland - Also has German, Italian, and Romansh as official languages
  • Togo
  • Vanuatu - Also has Bislama and English as official languages