Is French going to be the most spoken language?
French is predicted to become the most widely spoken mother tongue in Europe by 2025 and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the world by 2050. In addition, there are approximately 125 million French language learners around the world, and French is actively promoted by the French government and the OIF.
When might French become the most spoken language in the world?
2050
The latest projection is that French will be spoken by 750 million people by 2050. A study by investment bank Natixis even suggests that by that time, French could be the most-spoken language in the world, ahead of English and even Mandarin.
Why is French going to be the most spoken language in 2050?
French set to be the world’s most commonly spoken language by 2050 because of soaring population growth in sub-Saharan Africa. They’ve been defensive for decades in preserving the purity of the language of love from the threat of globalisation.
What percent of the world knows French?
Where in the world are the French speaking countries and speakers?
| Africa | Total number of Francophones (2018) |
|---|---|
| Total | Total number of Francophones (2018) |
| 301,096,000 | |
| Proportion | |
| 100\% |
Is French still an important language?
It is an official language of countless other international organizations, including NATO, and is spoken on every continent, with 220 million speakers, one of the ten most widely spoken languages in the world. French is the third most important language for business, after only English and Chinese.
Will French become a lingua franca?
It’s true that a 2014 study (by, coincidentally, a French investment bank) did indeed suggest that French could be the most spoken language of the world by 2050 – assuming enormous population increases in Africa. …