Country rankings
Official Use of Tamil by Country
India has the highest Tamil-Speaking Population (73.4M), followed by Malaysia (4.8M) and Sri Lanka (4.2M). Mauritius has the lowest (72.1K).
Tamil-Speaking PopulationBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
6 of 235 countriesTamil-Speaking Population
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All 6 ranked
Highest first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
2.4M
Middle half 622.1K – 4.7M
Average
14M
6 countries
Highest
73.4M
India
Lowest
72.1K
Mauritius
Data
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Tamil-Speaking Population?
- India has the highest Tamil-Speaking Population, at 73.4M, followed by Malaysia (4.8M) and Sri Lanka (4.2M).
- Which country has the lowest Tamil-Speaking Population?
- Mauritius has the lowest Tamil-Speaking Population, at 72.1K.
- What is the median Tamil-Speaking Population across countries?
- The median is 2.4M across the 6 countries with data.
- Where does this official use of tamil by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries and territories where Tamil is an official language - Wiki; Tamil Language - Wikiversity.