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Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Official multilingualism - Wiki; Languages of Afghanistan - Wikipedia; Languages of Belarus - Wikipedia; Languages of Belgium - Wikipedia.

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Afghanistan	Dari, Pashto	Regional: Uzbek, Turkmen, Balochi, Pashayi, Nuristani, Minority: Arabic, Gujari, Urdu, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Sindhi+2
Belarus	Belarusian, Russian	Minority: Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish, Trasianka, Foreign: English+1
Belgium	Dutch, French+1	—
Bolivia	Aymara, Araona+23	Main: Spanish, Indigenous: Arawakan languages, Pano-Tacanan languages, Quechuan languages, Tupian languages, others+4
Brunei	Malay	Vernacular: Brunei Malay, Brunei English, Minority: Tutong, Kedayan, Belait, Murut, Dusun (Brunei), Brunei Bisaya+2
Burundi	English, French+1	National: Kirundi, Minority: Swahili+2
Cameroon	English, French	National: Afro-Asiatic languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, and Niger–Congo languages, Signed: American Sign Language (Francophone African Sign Language)+1
Canada	English, French	Semi-official: Cree, Dënësųłıné, Dene Yatıé/Zhatıé, Gwich’in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́ / Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́ / K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́, Tłįchǫ Yatıì, Mi'kmawi'simk, Inuktut, Indigenous: Algic, Inuit, Iroquoian, Na-Dene, Plains Sign, Plateau Sign,…
Central African Republic	French, Sango	Indigenous: Ubangian languages, Runga, Bongo–Bagirmi languages, some Bantu languages, Vernacular: African French+2
Chad	Arabic, French	Indigenous: Chadic languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Adamawa languages, Vernacular: Français populaire africain, Chadian Arabic+2
Comoros	Arabic, Comorian+1	Recognised: Bushi, Malagasy, Maore, Vernacular: Français populaire africain+3
Cyprus	Greek, Turkish	Vernacular: Cypriot Greek, Cypriot Turkish, Minority: Armenian (recognised), Cypriot Arabic (recognised), Kurbetcha (unrecognised)+2
Equatorial Guinea	French, Portuguese+1	Regional languages: Fang, Bube, Igbo, Annobonese Creole, Kombe, Kwasio
Eritrea	No Offical Language	Main: Tigrinya, Tigre, Kunama, Bilen, Nara, Saho, Afar, Beja, Foreign: English, Arabic, Italian+1
Eswatini	Swazi	Minority: Tsonga, Zulu, Immigrant: Maore, Nyanja, Sotho+2
Fiji	English, Fijian+1	Indigenous: Fijian, Rotuman, Immigrant: Chinese, Fiji Hindi (mixture of Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Hindi-Urdu)+1
Finland	Finnish, Swedish	Minority : Sami, Romani, Finnish Sign Language, Finland-Swedish Sign Language, Karelian, Immigrant: Estonian, Russian, Arabic, Somali, English, Kurdish, Albanian, Persian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Tagalog, Turkish, Spanish+2
Haiti	French, Haitian Creole	—
Hong Kong	Chinese, English	Main: Yue Chinese (Cantonese), Vernacular: Hong Kong Cantonese, Hong Kong English+4
India	Assamese, Bengali+21	Signed: Indo-Pakistani Sign Language, Alipur Sign Language, Naga Sign Language (extinct)
Iraq	Arabic, Kurdish	Vernacular: Mesopotamian Arabic, Minority: Farsi, Turkmen, Northeastern Neo-Aramaic and Classical Syriac, Armenian, Domari+2
Ireland	English, Irish	Immigrant: Polish, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Lithuanian, Foreign: French, German, Spanish+1
Kazakhstan	Kazakh, Russian	National: Kazakh language, Minority: Kazakh, German, Uzbek, Ukrainian, Uyghur, Tatar, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Korean+2
Kenya	Swahili	Major languages: Kikuyu, Kamba, Luhya, Gusii, Meru, Mijikenda/Giriama, Nilotic, Kalenjin languages, Maasai, Turkana, Cushitic, Oromo, Borana, Orma, Somali, Minor languages: Rendille, Arabic, Hindi, English, Bantu
Kiribati	English, Gilbertese	—
Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz, Russian	Main: Kyrgyz, Indigenous: Dialects of Kyrgyz language+4
Lebanon	Modern Standard Arabic	Semi-official: French, Main: Lebanese dialect of Levantine Arabic+3
Lesotho	English, Sesotho	Minority: Isizulu, Siphuthi, Isixhosa, Signed: Lesotho Sign Language
Luxembourg	French, German+1	Foreign: English, Portuguese, Italian, Signed: German Sign Language
Macau	Chinese, Portuguese	Regional languages: Cantonese, Macanese Portuguese, Official scripts: Traditional Chinese, Portuguese orthography
Madagascar	French, Malagasy	Recognised: English, Signed: Malagasy Sign Language
Malta	English, Maltese	National: Maltese, Recognised: Italian, Arabic, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Serbian+1
Marshall Islands	English, Marshallese	—
Morocco	Modern Standard Arabic, Standard Moroccan Berber	Arabic dialects : Moroccan Arabic, Hassaniya, Berber languages: Tarifit, Tashelhit, Central Atlas Tamazight+2
Netherlands	Dutch	Regional: Frisian, English (Caribbean Netherlands), Papiamento (Bonaire), Dutch Low Saxon, Limburgish, Minority: Yiddish, Romani+2
New Zealand	English (de facto), Māori+1	Main: English, Indigenous: Māori, Moriori (extinct)+3
Niue	English, Niuean	—
North Macedonia	Albanian, Macedonian	Minority: Turkish, Romani, Serbian, Bosnian, Aromanian, Foreign: Serbo-Croatian, English, Russian, French, German+1
Norway	Norwegian, Sámi	Minority: Kven Finnish, Romani, Romanes, Foreign: English+1
Pakistan	English, Urdu	National: Urdu, Regional: Balochi, Balti, Brahui, Brokskat, Burushaski, Dhatki, Dari, Hazaragi, Hindko, Kashmiri, Khowar, Kohistani, Pamir Kyrgyz, Marwari, Pashto, Punjabi, Pahari-Pothwari, Parkari Koli, Saraiki, Shina, Sindhi, Uzbek, Wakhi+1
Palau	English, Palauan	Japanese, Sonsorolese+1
Papua New Guinea	English, Hiri Motu+2	Indigenous: Papuan languages, Vernacular: Hiri Motu (in the New Guinea Highlands), Tok Pisin (nationwide)+2
Paraguay	Guarani, Spanish	Indigenous: Toba Qom, Angaité, Enlhet, Enxet, Kaskihá, Sanapaná, Toba-Maskoy, Iyo'wujwa Chorote, Maka, Nivaclé, Aché, Ava Guarani, Pai Tavytera, Ayoreo, Chamacoco, Vernacular: Paraguayan Spanish, Andean Spanish, Jopara+2
Peru	Spanish, Indigenous languages	Indigenous: Quechua, Aymara, languages of the Arawakan, Piro, Upper Amazon, Bora–Witoto, Cahuapanan, Jivaroan, Panoan, Quechuan, Tucanoan, Tupian, Zaparoan families, Vernacular: Peruvian Spanish, Andean Spanish, Amazonic Spanish, Peruvian Ribereño Spanish, Equatorial Spanish …
Philippines	English, Filipino	National: Filipino, Regional: Aklanon, Arabic, Central Bikol, Cebuano, Chavacano, Hiligaynon/Ilonggo, Ibanag, Ilocano, Ivatan, Kapampangan/Pampango, Kinaray-a, Maguindanao, Maranao, Pangasinan/Pangasinense, Sambal, Spanish, Surigaonon, Tagalog, Tausūg, Waray, Yakan+1
Rwanda	English, French+2	Vernacular: Kinyarwanda, Foreign: English, African French+1
Samoa	English, Samoan	—
Seychelles	English, French+1	Signed: Seychelles Sign Language
Singapore	English, Malay+2	National: Malay, Main: English (de facto), Malay (de jure)+3
Somalia	Arabic, Somali	Minority: Boon, Bajuni, Bravanese, Dabarre, Garre, Jiiddu, Mushunguli, Oromo, Tunni, Immigrant: Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic+2
Sri Lanka	Sinhala, Tamil	Semi-official: English, Vernacular: Sri Lankan Tamil dialects, Sri Lankan English, Sri Lanka Malay+3
Sudan	Arabic, English	Regional: Beja, Nubian, Fur, Vernacular: Sudanese Arabic+3
Switzerland	French, German+2	Vernacular: Swiss German, Swiss Standard German, Swiss French, Swiss Italian, Franco-Provençal, Lombard, Walser German, Frainc-Comtou, Bavarian, Immigrant: English, Portuguese, Albanian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, others+1
Tanzania	English, Swahili	Regional: Arabic (in Zanzibar), Chaga, Makonde, Sukama, Nyiramba, Datooga, Minority: Many Bantu, Cushitic, and Nilotic languages; Hadza, Sandawe, Omaio+1
Timor-Leste	Portuguese, Tetum	National: Tetum, Recognised: Uab Meto, Fataluku+4
Tonga	English, Tongan	—
Tuvalu	English, Tuvaluan	—
Uganda	English, Swahili	Recognised: Southern Luo, Lugbara, Runyankole, Lusoga, Ateso, Vernacular: Luganda, Ugandan English+2
Ukraine	Ukrainian	Indigenous: Crimean Tatar, Krymchak, Karaim, Urum, Minority: Belarusian, Bulgarian, Crimean, Gagauz, German, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Yiddish, Belarusian, Crimean, Gagauz, Karaim, Krymchak, Romani, Ruméika, Urum, Yiddish, Armenian, Turkish, Albania…
Vanuatu	Bislama, English+1	—
Zimbabwe	Chewa, Chibarwe+14	Main: Shona, Northern Ndebele, English, Vernacular: chiShona, isiNdebele, Zimbabwean English+3

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Where does this multilingual countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Official multilingualism - Wiki; Languages of Afghanistan - Wikipedia; Languages of Belarus - Wikipedia; Languages of Belgium - Wikipedia.