Dutch
nl · Nederlands
Dutch (nl) is written in the Latin script and has an estimated 32.9M speakers. It is an official language in Netherlands, Aruba, Suriname, Belgium, Caribbean Netherlands, and Curaçao and 1 more. CLDR has 8 locales for it.
Native nameNederlands
ScriptLatinLatn
Speakers32.9Mestimated
Countries10
Locales8
Plural forms2one, other
Overview
Where it is spoken
| Country | Status | Share of population |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Official | 100% |
| 🇦🇼 Aruba | Official | 97% |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | Official | 90% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Official | 55% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 9% | |
| 🇧🇶 Caribbean Netherlands | Official | 8% |
| 🇨🇼 Curaçao | Official | 8% |
| 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | Official | 3.4% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 0.3% | |
| 🇫🇷 France | 0.13% |
Plural categories
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| one | 1 |
| other | 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, … |