Arabic Speaking Countries (2026)

Arabic is spoken in 25 countries across 2 regions (Africa, Asia). The combined population of all Arabic-speaking countries is approximately 526 million people, covering a total land area of 14,587,353 km².

Egypt is the largest Arabic-speaking country by population, home to 22.1% of the total Arabic-speaking population. By area, Algeria is the largest, spanning 2,381,741 km².

The second most populous Arabic-speaking country is Sudan with 50,448,963 people (9.6% of total). The average population density across all Arabic-speaking countries is 36 people per km². These countries use 12 different currencies, including Egyptian pound, Sudanese pound, Algerian dinar, and others.

Population Share by Country

Proportion of total Arabic-speaking population per country

Egypt22.1% · 116,538,258

Sudan9.6% · 50,448,963

Algeria8.9% · 46,814,308

Iraq8.7% · 46,042,015

Yemen7.7% · 40,583,164

Morocco7.2% · 38,081,173

Saudi Arabia6.7% · 35,300,280

Syria4.7% · 24,672,760

Chad3.9% · 20,299,123

Somalia3.6% · 19,009,151

Tunisia2.3% · 12,277,109

Jordan2.2% · 11,552,876

United Arab Emirates2.1% · 10,986,400

Israel1.9% · 9,974,400

Libya1.4% · 7,381,023

Showing top 15 of 25 countries

All Arabic-Speaking Countries

#	Country	Population	% Share	Capital	Region
1	Egypt	116,538,258	22.1%	Cairo	Africa
2	Sudan	50,448,963	9.6%	Khartoum	Africa
3	Algeria	46,814,308	8.9%	Algiers	Africa
4	Iraq	46,042,015	8.7%	Baghdad	Asia
5	Yemen	40,583,164	7.7%	Sana'a	Asia
6	Morocco	38,081,173	7.2%	Rabat	Africa
7	Saudi Arabia	35,300,280	6.7%	Riyadh	Asia
8	Syria	24,672,760	4.7%	Damascus	Asia
9	Chad	20,299,123	3.9%	N'Djamena	Africa
10	Somalia	19,009,151	3.6%	Mogadishu	Africa
11	Tunisia	12,277,109	2.3%	Tunis	Africa
12	Jordan	11,552,876	2.2%	Amman	Asia
13	United Arab Emirates	10,986,400	2.1%	Abu Dhabi	Asia
14	Israel	9,974,400	1.9%	Jerusalem	Asia
15	Libya	7,381,023	1.4%	Tripoli	Africa
16	Lebanon	5,805,962	1.1%	Beirut	Asia
17	Palestine	5,289,152	1.0%	Ramallah	Asia
18	Oman	5,281,538	1.0%	Muscat	Asia
19	Mauritania	5,169,395	1.0%	Nouakchott	Africa
20	Kuwait	4,897,263	0.9%	Kuwait City	Asia
21	Eritrea	3,535,603	0.7%	Asmara	Africa
22	Qatar	2,857,822	0.5%	Doha	Asia
23	Bahrain	1,588,670	0.3%	Manama	Asia
24	Djibouti	1,168,722	0.2%	Djibouti	Africa
25	Comoros	866,628	0.2%	Moroni	Africa

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