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9–10 million people
- Currently, Hebrew is spoken by approximately 9–10 million people, counting native, fluent, and non-fluent speakers. Some 6 million of these speak it as their native language, the overwhelming majority of whom are Jews who were born in Israel or immigrated during infancy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Hebrew
The World Factbook, produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), estimates the ten most spoken languages (L1 + L2) in 2022 as follows: [6]
LanguageFamilyBranchFirst-language (l1) SpeakersEnglish (excl. creole languages)380 millionMandarin Chinese (incl. Standard Chinese, ...941 millionHindi (excl. Urdu)345 millionSpanish (excl. creole languages)486 millionFeb 21, 2019 · How Many People Speak Hebrew? In Israel, where Hebrew was made the official language in 1922, Hebrew is spoken by pretty much all (roughly) 8.3 million residents. Only half of those who speak it in Israel use it as their first language, but it is widespread throughout the country.
Knowledge of official languages by immigrant status, 1951 to 2021. First official language spoken by immigrant status for the period from 1971 to 2021. Population by mother tongue and geography, 1951 to 2021. Population by language spoken most often at home and geography, 1971 to 2021.
Jul 4, 2024 · In 2023, there were around 1.5 billion people worldwide who spoke English either natively or as a second language, slightly more than the 1.1 billion Mandarin Chinese speakers at the time of...
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. note 1: percentages sum to more than 100% because many people are multilingual. note 2: Uzbeki, Turkmani, Pashaie, Nuristani, Balochi, and Pamiri are the third official languages in areas where the majority speaks them.
May 19, 2023 · For anyone who hasn’t noticed, and most haven’t, there are more speakers of Hebrew in the world today than at any other time in human history: With a population of 10 million Hebrew-speakers ...
May 11, 2023 · Today, of the 9.5 million people in Israel aged 20 and over, almost everyone uses Hebrew, and 55 percent speak it as their native language.
