Western Africa

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Western Africa

Population
397,239,630
Living Languages
888
Institutional: 56, Developing: 231, Vigorous: 426, In Trouble: 128, Dying: 47
 
 
For categories, see Development and Endangerment.

Benin

Population
11,733,000
Living Languages
55
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
8
Developing
23
Vigorous
21
In Trouble
3
Dying
0

Burkina Faso

Population
20,835,000
Living Languages
71
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
3
Developing
23
Vigorous
35
In Trouble
8
Dying
2

Cape Verde Islands

Population
550,000
Living Languages
2
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
2
Developing
0
Vigorous
0
In Trouble
0
Dying
0

Côte d’Ivoire

Population
25,823,000
Living Languages
88
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
3
Developing
35
Vigorous
35
In Trouble
11
Dying
4

Gambia

Population
2,348,000
Living Languages
11
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
3
Developing
2
Vigorous
4
In Trouble
1
Dying
1

Ghana

Population
30,418,000
Living Languages
83
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
15
Developing
47
Vigorous
13
In Trouble
6
Dying
2

Guinea

Population
12,414,000
Living Languages
37
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
3
Developing
15
Vigorous
11
In Trouble
5
Dying
3

Guinea-Bissau

Population
1,927,000
Living Languages
23
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
2
Developing
10
Vigorous
6
In Trouble
3
Dying
2

Liberia

Population
5,073,000
Living Languages
31
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
3
Developing
17
Vigorous
8
In Trouble
2
Dying
1

Mali

Population
19,658,000
Living Languages
68
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
7
Developing
20
Vigorous
34
In Trouble
7
Dying
0

Mauritania

Population
4,403,000
Living Languages
7
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
3
Developing
3
Vigorous
0
In Trouble
0
Dying
1

Niger

Population
23,311,000
Living Languages
23
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
5
Developing
8
Vigorous
8
In Trouble
2
Dying
0

Nigeria

Population
206,140,000
Living Languages
520
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
19
Developing
83
Vigorous
287
In Trouble
92
Dying
39

Saint Helena

Population
5,630
Living Languages
1
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
1
Developing
0
Vigorous
0
In Trouble
0
Dying
0

Senegal

Population
16,706,000
Living Languages
39
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
2
Developing
18
Vigorous
6
In Trouble
11
Dying
2

Sierra Leone

Population
7,813,000
Living Languages
24
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
6
Developing
11
Vigorous
2
In Trouble
3
Dying
2

Togo

Population
8,082,000
Living Languages
44
Languages by Status
 
Institutional
4
Developing
22
Vigorous
15
In Trouble
3
Dying
0

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