The Hindi language, commonly known as Hindustani, is a significant language in India. In India, Hindi is spoken by more than a quarter of the population. Hindi is a member of the Indo-European language family. It’s written in the Devanagari script. Hindi is India’s national language, and it is widely spoken in the nations mentioned below. Hindi is one of the world’s most frequently spoken languages. According to reports, around 258 million people in India speak Hindi, the majority of them are from northern India.
List of Major Hindi Speaking Countries
| Countries | Official language | Other languages | Major Ethnic Groups/Religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Hindi, English | Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu | Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikism |
| Nepal | Nepali | Nepali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Tamang, Nepal Bhasa | Nepali, Nepalese, Gurkhas |
| Fiji | English, Fijian, Fiji Hindi | Nadroga | Melanesians, Polynesian, Indo-Fijians |
| Pakistan | English, Urdu | Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Saraiki, Hindko, Brahui | Punjabi, Pashtuns, Sindhis, Seraikis, Muhajirs, Balochs |
| Trinidad and Tobago | English | Spanish, French, Hindi, Bhoipuri | East Indian, Afro Trinbagonian |
| Bangladesh | Bangla (Bengali) | English, Indigenous minority languages | Bengali |
| Singapore | English, Malay | Tamil, Hindi, Mandarin | South Indians, Buddhistsm Taoists, Christian |
| South Africa | Afrikaans, English | Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu | Christians , Indians, Anglican, Dutch Reformed |
Millions of Hindi-speaking Indian migrants may be found in nations such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Gulf states.