List of countries by the number of recognized official languages

This is a list of countries sorted by the population and the number of recognized official languages.

Rank	Country (or dependent territory)	Population	Date	Source	Number of official languages
Rank	Country (or dependent territory)	Population	Date	Source	Statewide	Regional
1	China^[1]	1,354,040,000	December 31, 2012	Official estimate	1 (Standard Chinese)	Many
2	India	1,210,193,422	March 1, 2011	2011 census	2 (Hindi, English)	22
3	United States	315,245,000	Januari 31, 2013	Official population clock	None at federal level	Vary by states (mostly English)
4	Indonesia	237,641,326	May 1, 2010	2010 census	1 (Indonesian)	none
5	Brazil	193,946,886	July 1, 2012	Official estimate	1 (Portuguese)	Several co-official languages

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^ Census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau. The first one returned to Chinese sovereignty in mid-1997 and the second one did so on December 20, 1999.