Dutch speakers, orBatavophones, are globally concentrated in theNetherlands,Belgium, andSuriname. Dutch is also spoken in minority areas through Europe and in many immigrant communities in all over the world.Afrikaans is adaughter language of Dutch, but is regarded as a separate language and will not be analyzed in this article.

Country	Absolute	%	Year	Reference
Austria	3,802	0.05%	2001	[1]
Belgium	6,064,866	54.8%	2012	[2][note 1]
Canada	99,020	0.3%	2016	[3]
Finland	1,650	0.03%	2018	[4]
France	96,908	0.2%	2007	[5][note 1]
Germany	102,000	0.1%	2023	[6]
Indonesia	500,000	0.03%	1985	[7]
Luxembourg	3,661	0.7%	2021	[8]
Netherlands	15,766,786	94.2%	2012	[2][note 1]
New Zealand	23,860	0.5%	2018	[9][note 2]
South Africa	5,466	0.01%	1996	[10]
Suriname	400,000	60%	2020
Switzerland	22,167	0.3%	2011	[10]
United Kingdom	30,407	0.05%	2011	[11][12]
United States	183,885	0.1%	2017	[13][note 2]

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• Geographical distribution of the Dutch language

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