Netherlands

Dutch

[nld] 1 (National). De facto national language. 16,000,000 in Netherlands (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 24,443,930 (as L1: 22,838,930; as L2: 1,605,000).

2 (Provincial)

Frisian

[fry] 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Friesland Province (1996, Ratification Act, ECRML, No. 136). 873,000 in Netherlands (2019), decreasing. Total users in all countries: 875,100.

Limburgish

[lim] 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Limburg Province (1996, Ratification Act, ECRML, No. 136), effective 1997. 700,000 in Netherlands (2001). Total users in all countries: 1,300,000.

4 (Educational)

English

[eng] 4 (Educational). 15,577,800 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 77,800 in Netherlands (2019). L2 users: 15,500,000 (European Commission 2012).

5 (Developing)

Achterhoeks

[act] 5* (Developing). 211,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009).

Drents

[drt] 5* (Developing). 255,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009).

Gronings

[gos] 5* (Developing). 262,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009).

Stellingwerfs

[stl] 5* (Developing). 5,000 (2016 J. Feenstra), decreasing.

Twents

[twd] 5* (Developing). 334,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009).

Zeeuws

[zea] 5* (Developing). 220,000.

Sign Language of the Netherlands

[dse] 5 (Developing). 20,500 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 15,000 in Netherlands (2019 EUD). Population estimates vary widely, in part because they count different things: 15,000 deaf sign language users (2019 EUD), about 0.1% of total population; 10,000–13,000 deaf or severely hard of hearing (Dovenschap brochure); 10,500 deaf and 5,500 hearing sign language users (Crasborn 2001); 45,000 deaf, 495,000 hard of hearing (2005 National Hearing Foundation); 86,500 deaf (2014 IMB). L2 users: 5,500 (1997 Commissie Nederlandse Gebarentaal). Total users in all countries: 22,800 (as L1: 17,300; as L2: 5,500).

5 (Dispersed)

French

[fra] 5* (Dispersed). 3,227,900 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 27,900 in Netherlands (2019). L2 users: 3,200,000 (2018).

German, Standard

[deu] 5* (Dispersed). 12,373,300 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 73,300 in Netherlands (2017 Eurostat), based on nationality. L2 users: 12,300,000 (2019).

Romani, Sinte

[rmo] 5* (Dispersed). 1,300 in Netherlands (2010 J. Leclerc).

Spanish

[spa] 5* (Dispersed). 705,700 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 18,700 in Netherlands (2019). L2 users: 687,000 (2019).

6a (Vigorous)

Sallands

[sdz] 6a* (Vigorous). 347,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009).

Veluws

[vel] 6a* (Vigorous). 175,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009).

6b (Threatened)

West Flemish

[vls] 6b (Threatened). 132,000 in Netherlands (2016).

Unestablished

Afrikaans

[afr] Unestablished. 14,500 in Netherlands (2019).

Akan

[aka] Unestablished. 18,700 in Netherlands (2019).

Arabic, Algerian Spoken

[arq] Unestablished. 90,300 in Netherlands (2019).

Arabic, Egyptian Spoken

[arz] Unestablished. 16,600 in Netherlands (2019).

Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken

[acm] Unestablished. 41,500 in Netherlands (2019).

Arabic, Moroccan Spoken

[ary] Unestablished. 481,000 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 361,000 in Netherlands (2019). L2 users: 120,000.

Arabic, North Levantine Spoken

[apc] Unestablished. 3,400 in Netherlands (2019).

Arabic, Tunisian Spoken

[aeb] Unestablished. 86,100 in Netherlands (2019).

Bengali

[ben] Unestablished. 6,000 in Netherlands (2018), based on nationality.

Chinese, Mandarin

[cmn] Unestablished. 78,900 in Netherlands (2019).

Chinese, Wu

[wuu] Unestablished. 3,900 in Netherlands (2019).

Greek

[ell] Unestablished. 5,200 in Netherlands (2019).

Guinea-Bissau Creole

[pov] Unestablished. 13,500 in Netherlands (2019).

Hindustani, Sarnami

[hns] Unestablished. 119,000 in Netherlands (2019).

Hungarian

[hun] Unestablished. 12,500 in Netherlands (2019).

Indonesian

[ind] Unestablished. 137,000 in Netherlands (2019).

Italian

[ita] Unestablished. 17,600 in Netherlands (2019).

Javanese

[jav] Unestablished. 42,900 in Netherlands (2019).

Kabuverdianu

[kea] Unestablished. 20,800 in Netherlands (2019).

Korean

[kor] Unestablished. 8,600 in Netherlands (2019 Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs), based on nationality.

Kurdish, Northern

[kmr] Unestablished. 74,700 in Netherlands (2019).

Macedonian

[mkd] Unestablished. 13,500 in Netherlands (2019).

Malay, Ambonese

[abs] Unestablished. 50,900 in Netherlands (2019).

Papiamentu

[pap] Unestablished. 133,000 in Netherlands (2019).

Persian, Iranian

[pes] Unestablished. 31,100 in Netherlands (2019).

Polish

[pol] Unestablished. 32,200 in Netherlands (2019).

Portuguese

[por] Unestablished. 16,600 in Netherlands (2019).

Romani, Vlax

[rmy] Unestablished. 1,000 in Netherlands. 500 Kalderash, 500 Lovari.

Russian

[rus] Unestablished. 5,200 in Netherlands (2019).

Serbian

[srp] Unestablished. 2,230 in Netherlands (2015 census).

Somali

[som] Unestablished. 15,600 in Netherlands (2019).

Sranan Tongo

[srn] Unestablished. 361,000 in Netherlands (2019).

Tagalog

[tgl] Unestablished. 11,400 in Netherlands (2019).

Tamil

[tam] Unestablished. 20,800 in Netherlands (2019).

Tarifit

[rif] Unestablished. 159,000 in Netherlands (2019).

Turkish

[tur] Unestablished. 400,000 in Netherlands (2019).

Turoyo

[tru] Unestablished. 4,000 in Netherlands (1994).

Vietnamese

[vie] Unestablished. 8,600 in Netherlands (2019).

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