How many people speak Urdu and Persian?

Urdu vs Persian Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Urdu and Persian, you will get to compare Urdu vs Persian speaking population. How many people speak Urdu and Persian gives you the number of people speaking Urdu and Persian in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Urdu language is 104.00 million and number of people speaking Persian language is 65.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Urdu is 0.99 % and speaking population of Persian is 0.99 %. For more detailed difference check out Urdu vs Persian.

Urdu native speakers vs Persian native speakers

How many people speak Urdu and Persian languages tells about Urdu native speakers vs Persian native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 61.00 million people speak Urdu as native language while 65.00 million people speak Persian as native language. You can also go to Urdu vs Persian Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Urdu and Persian language. In some regions, Urdu and Persian languages are used as second language. There are 43.00 million speakers who use Urdu as second language and no estimate of people speaking Persian as second language.

Native Names of Urdu and Persian

Native names are used in the Urdu and Persian Speaking Countries. Both Urdu and Persian languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Urdu and Persian you will get to know the native names of Urdu and Persian languages. The native name of Urdu is اُردُو and native name of Persian is فارسی. The alternative names of Urdu and Persian languages are as follows:

• Urdu alternative names are: Bihari
• Persian alternative names are: New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian

The French name of Urdu is ourdou whereas German name of Urdu is Urdu. The German name of Persian is Persisch whereas French name of Persian is ourdou.