The French Language in Numbers!!!!

Have you ever wondered how important French is as a language and how many people speak it. Check this out.

French is an international language

• 2nd most-used language in diplomacy, particularly European and multilateral diplomacy, after English;

• Official UN language;

• Working language of the European Union and the African Union;

• Official language of the Olympic Games together with English.

French is a modern language

• 4th most used language on the Internet, which now brings together over 4 billion users;

• 3rd most used language in business (the Francophone area now accounts for over 15% of global wealth);

• 2nd language of international information in the media.

French is a living language:

• 2nd language in terms of learners in the world;

• 125 million people study French around the world;

• half a million of French teachers outside France.

It is one of the rare languages to be taught in the education systems of every country.

Courtesy of the French Embassy in Washington DC