Italian

How many people are native Italian speakers?

Nearly 65 million people speak Italian natively in Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, parts of Switzerland and in regions of Croatia and Slovenia where Italian is the official language.

How many people speak Italian in the world?

Italian is the 25th most spoken language in the world, with nearly 68 million speakers. About 3 million people speak Italian as a second language in Albania, Argentina, Australia, Venezuela and prevalently in countries with strong Italian migration and former colonies.

Origins of Italian

Italian is a Romance language that derives directly from vulgar Latin spoken between the 3rd and 8th centuries.