Plan Endangered Languages Project Researchers have concluded that in less than one hundred years, almost half of the languages known today will be lost forever. [1] the lists are organized by region. And yet, out of the 7,159 languages spoken around the world today, nearly half — 3,193 of them — are considered endangered. several are making the list of the most endangered languages in the world.
Endangered Languages Project Instagram Facebook Linktree Just 25 countries are home to some 80 percent of the world’s endangered languages. oceania has the most endangered languages, followed by asia, africa and the americas. When unesco published the first edition of the atlas of the world’s languages in danger in 1996, it sounded an international alarm that has now been heard by public officials and policy makers, language communities and scholars, the media and civil society worldwide. 3,078 of the world’s 7,168 living languages (43%) are currently classified as endangered, according to ethnologue. 1,431 languages have fewer than 1,000 first language speakers as of 2026, per ethnologue via al jazeera. 80% of all endangered languages are concentrated in just 25 countries, according to visual capitalist. Learn more about the world’s endangered languages, with reliable information from the university of hawaiʻi at mānoa’s catalogue of endangered languages. explore language revitalization programs here.
Endangered Languages Language Unlimited 3,078 of the world’s 7,168 living languages (43%) are currently classified as endangered, according to ethnologue. 1,431 languages have fewer than 1,000 first language speakers as of 2026, per ethnologue via al jazeera. 80% of all endangered languages are concentrated in just 25 countries, according to visual capitalist. Learn more about the world’s endangered languages, with reliable information from the university of hawaiʻi at mānoa’s catalogue of endangered languages. explore language revitalization programs here. This infographic presents the current global landscape of endangered languages using a voronoi diagram, providing insights by continent and country, with associated statistics for the top 10 and top 25 countries. About 43% of over 7,000 of the world's languages are endangered. just 23 languages are spoken by more than half of the world's people, inhabiting upwards of 85% of the land surface of the globe. [1]. More than 50% of the world's endangered languages are located in just eight countries (denoted in red on the map): india, brazil, mexico, australia, indonesia, nigeria, papua new guinea and cameroon. in these countries and around them are the areas that are the most linguistically diverse in the world (denoted in blue on the map). Our mission is to document and share the stories, sounds, and structures of languages that are at risk of being lost — helping to keep cultural identity and human history alive for future generations.
All The World S Endangered Languages By Country Voronoi This infographic presents the current global landscape of endangered languages using a voronoi diagram, providing insights by continent and country, with associated statistics for the top 10 and top 25 countries. About 43% of over 7,000 of the world's languages are endangered. just 23 languages are spoken by more than half of the world's people, inhabiting upwards of 85% of the land surface of the globe. [1]. More than 50% of the world's endangered languages are located in just eight countries (denoted in red on the map): india, brazil, mexico, australia, indonesia, nigeria, papua new guinea and cameroon. in these countries and around them are the areas that are the most linguistically diverse in the world (denoted in blue on the map). Our mission is to document and share the stories, sounds, and structures of languages that are at risk of being lost — helping to keep cultural identity and human history alive for future generations.
Endangered Languages By Sanghwan Lee Sva Design More than 50% of the world's endangered languages are located in just eight countries (denoted in red on the map): india, brazil, mexico, australia, indonesia, nigeria, papua new guinea and cameroon. in these countries and around them are the areas that are the most linguistically diverse in the world (denoted in blue on the map). Our mission is to document and share the stories, sounds, and structures of languages that are at risk of being lost — helping to keep cultural identity and human history alive for future generations.
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