Chinese Speaking Countries (2026)

Chinese is spoken in 5 countries across 1 region (Asia). The combined population of all Chinese-speaking countries is approximately 1.45 billion people, covering a total land area of 9,745,002 km².

China is the largest Chinese-speaking country by population, home to 97.4% of the total Chinese-speaking population. It is also the largest by land area at 9,706,961 km².

The second most populous Chinese-speaking country is Taiwan with 23,317,031 people (1.6% of total). The average population density across all Chinese-speaking countries is 148 people per km². These countries use 5 different currencies, including Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Hong Kong dollar, and others.

Population Share by Country

Proportion of total Chinese-speaking population per country

China97.4% · 1,408,280,000

Taiwan1.6% · 23,317,031

Hong Kong0.5% · 7,527,500

Singapore0.4% · 6,110,200

Macau0.0% · 685,900

All Chinese-Speaking Countries

#	Country	Population	% Share	Capital	Region
1	China	1,408,280,000	97.4%	Beijing	Asia
2	Taiwan	23,317,031	1.6%	Taipei	Asia
3	Hong Kong	7,527,500	0.5%	City of Victoria	Asia
4	Singapore	6,110,200	0.4%	Singapore	Asia
5	Macau	685,900	0.0%	N/A	Asia

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