How many people speak Chinese and Japanese?

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1 How Many People Speak

1.1 How Many People Speak?

1,051.00 million128.00 million

0.13 1200

1.2 Speaking Population

16.00 %1.90 %

0.11 89

1.3 Native Speakers

873.00 million128.00 million

0.13 873

1.3.1 Second Language Speakers

178.00 millionNA

0.01 400

1.3.2 Native Name

中文 (zhōngwén)

日本語

1.3.3 Alternative Names

Not Available

1.3.4 French Name

chinois

japonais

1.3.5 German Name

Chinesisch

Japanisch

1.4 Pronunciation

Not Available

/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]

1.5 Ethnicity

Han

Japanese (Yamato)

Chinese vs Japanese Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Chinese and Japanese, you will get to compare Chinese vs Japanese speaking population. How many people speak Chinese and Japanese gives you the number of people speaking Chinese and Japanese in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Chinese language is 1,051.00 million and number of people speaking Japanese language is 128.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Chinese is 16.00 % and speaking population of Japanese is 1.90 %. For more detailed difference check out Chinese vs Japanese.

Chinese native speakers vs Japanese native speakers

How many people speak Chinese and Japanese languages tells about Chinese native speakers vs Japanese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 873.00 million people speak Chinese as native language while 128.00 million people speak Japanese as native language. You can also go to Chinese vs Japanese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Chinese and Japanese language. In some regions, Chinese and Japanese languages are used as second language. There are 178.00 million speakers who use Chinese as second language and no estimate of people speaking Japanese as second language.

Native Names of Chinese and Japanese

Native names are used in the Chinese and Japanese Speaking Countries. Both Chinese and Japanese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Chinese and Japanese you will get to know the native names of Chinese and Japanese languages. The native name of Chinese is 中文 (zhōngwén) and native name of Japanese is 日本語. The alternative names of Chinese and Japanese languages are as follows:

Chinese alternative names are: Not Available
Japanese alternative names are: Not Available

The French name of Chinese is chinois whereas German name of Chinese is Chinesisch. The German name of Japanese is Japanisch whereas French name of Japanese is chinois.