Languages of Pakistan

71 languages of the index are spoken in Pakistan; 2 have official status (Urdu and English). The country has about 223.8 m inhabitants (2021).

71 languages10 endangered or dormantAsiaISO PK / PAK

Official languages

urdUrduunclassified · 162.6 m1 · National engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · International

All languages spoken in Pakistan

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
engEnglish	`eng`	Indo-European	+93	1.13 bn	0 · International
hinHindiहिन्दी	`hin`	Indo-European	+1	615.3 m	1 · National
urdUrduاردو	`urd`	—	+4	162.6 m	1 · National
panPunjabiپنجابی	`pan`	—	+15	125 m	Safe
fasFarsiفارسی	`fas`	Indo-European	+7	70 m	Safe
pusPashtoپښتو ژبه	`pus`	Indo-European	+6	50 m	Safe
rajRajasthani	`raj`	Indo-European		36 m
sndSindhiسِنڌِي‎	`snd`	Sindhi languages		23.8 m	2 · Provincial
pbuNorthern Pashto	`pbu`	Indo-European		20.9 m	4 · Educational
skrSaraikiسرائیکی	`skr`	—	+1	20 m	4 · Educational
bgcHaryanviہریاݨوی	`bgc`	Indo-European		14 m	6a · Vigorous
mwrMarwariमारवाड़ी	`mwr`	Indo-European		13 m
pbtSouthern Pashto	`pbt`	Indo-European	+1	10.9 m	1 · National
tukTurkmenTürkmen	`tuk`	Turkic	+3	7 m	1 · National
kasKashmiriکٲشُر	`kas`	—		6.9 m	4 · Educational
pstCentral Pashto	`pst`	Indo-European		6.5 m	6a · Vigorous
bgpEastern Balochi	`bgp`	Indo-European		3 m	5 · Developing
hazHazaragiآزرگی	`haz`	Indo-European		2.2 m	5 · Developing
dgoDogriडोगरी	`dgo`	Indo-European		2 m	4 · Educational
brhBrahuiبراہوئی‎	`brh`	Dravidian	+1	1.8 m	5 · Developing
kfrKutchi language	`kfr`	Sindhi languages		866,000	6a · Vigorous
sclShinaݜݨیاٗ	`scl`	—		720,200	6a · Vigorous
bftBaltiསྦལ་ཏི།	`bft`	Ladakhi–Balti		290,000	5 · Developing
khwKhowarکھووار	`khw`	—		290,000	3 · Wider Communication
mkiDhatki	`mki`	Indo-European		150,000	5 · Developing
mveMarwari	`mve`	Indo-European		146,000	4 · Educational
trwTorwaliتوروالی	`trw`	—		90,000	6a · Vigorous
balBalochiبلوچی	`bal`	Indo-European		82,767
bskBurushaskiبُرُݸشسکݵ	`bsk`	—		55,000	6a · Vigorous
bshKamkata-viri	`bsh`	Indo-European		24,200	6a · Vigorous
wblWakhiښیکوار زیک	`wbl`	Indo-European	+1	23,681	6a · Vigorous
srhSarikoli	`srh`	—		16,000	6b · Threatened
phlPalulaپالُولہ	`phl`	—		10,000	6a · Vigorous
vgrVaghri	`vgr`	—		10,000	6a · Vigorous
gwtGawar-Bati	`gwt`	—		9,500	Definitely endangered
klsKalashaKal'as'amondr	`kls`	—		7,500	6a · Vigorous
ydgYidgha	`ydg`	Indo-European		6,150	6b · Threatened
xkaKalkoti	`xka`	—		6,000	6a · Vigorous
xheKhetrani	`xhe`	—		4,000	6a · Vigorous
shdKundal Shahi	`shd`	—		3,371	8a · Moribund
oruOrmuri	`oru`	—		1,050	6a · Vigorous
bdzBadeshi	`bdz`	Indo-European		3	9 · Dormant
gjuGujari	`gju`	Indo-European			5 · Developing
dmlDameli	`dml`	—			6a · Vigorous
gwcKalami	`gwc`	—			6b · Threatened
mvyIndus Kohistani	`mvy`	—			6a · Vigorous
ushUshoji	`ush`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
btvBateri	`btv`	—			6a · Vigorous
aeqAer	`aeq`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
wneTareeno	`wne`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
kvxParkari Koli	`kvx`	Indo-European			5 · Developing
dmkDawoodiداوودی	`dmk`	Indo-European			8b · Nearly Extinct
gigGoaria	`gig`	Indo-European
clhChilisso	`clh`	—			6b · Threatened
dehDehwari	`deh`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
xviKamviri	`xvi`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
bccSouthern Balochi	`bcc`	—			5 · Developing
odkOd	`odk`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
jdgJadgaliجَدگَالِي	`jdg`	Sindhi languages			6a · Vigorous
bgnWestern Balochi	`bgn`	—			5 · Developing
lrkLoarki	`lrk`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
kxpWadiyara	`kxp`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
gjkKachi Koli	`gjk`	Indo-European			5 · Developing
lssLasi	`lss`	Sindhi languages			6a · Vigorous
bheBhaya	`bhe`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
kbuKabutra	`kbu`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
gggGurgula	`ggg`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
ghrGhera	`ghr`	Indo-European
sbnSindhi Bhil	`sbn`	Sindhi languages			6a · Vigorous
phrPahari-Pothohari	`phr`	—			6a · Vigorous
pksPakistan Sign Languageاشارہ	`pks`	—			5 · Developing

71 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata