German Speaking Countries Jun 12, 2018 · The majority of these individuals live in Germany (78.3%), followed by Austria (8.4%), Switzerland ... Rank Country Population 2014/2015 Speakers (native) Speakers (second) 1 Germany 81,083,600 74,430,000 (91.8%) 5,600,000 (6.9%) 2 Belgium 11,245,629 73,000 (0.6%) 2,472,746 (22%) 3 Austria 8,602,112 7,999,964 (93%) 516,000 (6%) 4 Switzerland 8,256,000 5,329,393 (64.6%) 395,000 (5%)

  • It is the official language in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein and one of the official languages in Switzerland and Luxembourg. German ranks 11th in the list of the most widely spoken languages in the world. 2. The German language has three genders